Student perspectives on their recent dental outreach placement experiences

European Journal of Dental Education : Official Journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe
M SmithP G Robinson

Abstract

Dental schools are developing new curricula, with outreach placements enhancing the hospital-based training. To assess the students' experience of outreach as one component of determining the value and feasibility of outreach placements. Six-week block placements for 10 undergraduates and 3 weeks for 11 hygiene and hygiene and therapy students in existing primary care clinics, in areas of need, to work supervised by local dentists. Semi-structured interviews with 20 students by staff independent of the course team. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and content analysed before being verified by a second observer. Findings were triangulated against a peer-run focus group and students' clinical records. Students were very positive about their experience and the potential role of outreach training in dental education. They described: gaining greater experience of new types of patients and their communities; learning from broader clinical experience, alternative approaches and practicing or observing dentistry in different settings; the benefits of team working; and, acquiring a more holistic and pragmatic view of health care. Many students reported gaining greater confidence, wider awareness of potential careers in dentis...Continue Reading

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