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J Dent Educ. 74(1): 20-28 2010
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Symposium: Geriatric Dental Education

Teaching, Learning, and Assessment in Geriatric Dentistry: Researching Models of Practice

Naseem Shah, M.D.S., F.I.C.D., F.A.D.I., M.N.A.M.S.

Key words: geriatric dental education, teaching and learning in geriatric dentistry, assessment in dental education, new technologies in dental education

Submitted for publication 11/16/08; accepted 09/11/09

Changing demography due to the increasing population of elderly persons the world over has raised new challenges in every sphere of life. The greatest challenge is to provide affordable, accessible, and equitable health care to this population. Oral health is an integral part of general health and affects physical and mental well-being and quality of life of elderly persons. To provide quality oral health care to the elderly, it is important to focus on education in geriatric dentistry, since it is known that education is closely linked to health care provision. It has been found that education in geriatric dentistry has wide variations in different parts of the world. Also, it is being taught at different levels: the predoctoral curriculum, postdoctoral certificate/diploma courses of varying duration by direct or distance mode using computer-assisted learning, degree courses of three years’ duration, or continuing education programs. This article attempts to study geriatric dentistry education in global perspective. It is discussed in three sections: 1) varying concepts and methods of teaching, learning, and assessment in dental education; 2) status of geriatric dental education in developed and developing countries with emphasis on the Indian scenario; and 3) challenges and opportunities in developing geriatric dental education.






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