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J Dent Educ. 72(4): 408-421 2008
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Critical Issues in Dental Education

Dental Education in a Flat World: Advocating for Increased Global Collaboration and Standardization

Martin E. Donaldson, D.D.S., M.S.; Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, B.S.D.H., Ed.D.; Sharukh S. Khajotia, B.D.S., M.S., Ph.D.; Anders Nattestad, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Neil S. Norton, Ph.D.; Laureen A. Zubiaurre, D.M.D., M.S.; Sharon P. Turner, D.D.S., J.D.

Key words: dental education, globalization, accreditation, licensure, technology

Submitted for publication 08/13/07; accepted 12/14/07

Globalization is a broad term referring to the increasing connectivity, integration, and interdependence of economies, societies, technologies, cultures, and political and ecological spheres across the world. This position paper was developed by a working group of the 2007 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Leadership Institute. The authors explore the effect that globalization has had on dentistry and dental education to date and hypothesize what dental education could look like in the years ahead. While the paper is written from a North American perspective, some of the authors bring international expertise and experience to the topic of global dental education in a flat world. Specific issues and barriers addressed in this position paper include variations in accreditation and licensure requirements in dental education throughout the world; the historical development of dental education models (odontology and stomatology) and the need for congruency of these models in the global environment; the competency-based model of education and its relevance to development and implementation of global dental competencies; and the slow adoption of technological advances in dental education for promoting collaborations and encouraging resource sharing among countries. These challenges are discussed as they affect the implementation of a standardized global dental education that can lead to improved access to oral health care services and better oral and overall health for the citizens of the world.






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