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Global Congress on Dental Education I 

 

Report from the Global Congress on Dental Education I (Prague, Czech Republic, 2001)

Introduction: A global congress in dental education

 

Introduction to Theme 1: Cognition and the dental student

1.1  Student selection and the influence of their clinical and academic environment on learning

1.2  Cognition and learning

1.3  Development of professional competences

1.4  Research and the dental student

 

Introduction to Theme 2: Assessment methods and quality improvement

2.1  Evolving methods of assessment

2.2  Continuous quality improvement

2.3  Towards global convergence of education, training, quality, outcome and assessment

 

Introduction to Theme 3: Securing and maintaining an effective dental school faculty

3.1  Scholarship and the university

3.2  Ensuring research productivity in the future faculty

3.3  Human resource management

3.4  Securing the financial future of the university

 

Introduction to Theme 4: The virtual potential

4.1  Web-based interactive learning programmes

4.2  Clinical records and global diagnostic codes

4.3  Towards a global superstore of quality-assured modularized learning programmes

4.4  Electronic management systems

 

Introduction to Theme 5: New challenges and strategic planning in research

5.1  The demography of oral diseases, future challenges and the implications for dental education

5.2  Ethics, equity and global responsibilities in oral health and disease

5.3  Global challenges in research and strategic planning

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