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Mentoring future dental educators through an apprentice teaching experience.

Carol A Bibb1, Karen H Lefever

  • 1Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry, Center for Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA. carolb@dent.ucla.edu

Journal of Dental Education
|July 16, 2002
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To combat the dental educator shortage, UCLA

Area of Science:

  • Dental Education
  • Academic Dentistry
  • Faculty Development

Background:

  • Growing shortage of dental educators poses a significant challenge.
  • Need for innovative strategies to attract graduates to academic careers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce fourth-year dental students to academic dentistry.
  • To provide practical teaching experience through an elective course.
  • To encourage pursuit of careers in dental education.

Main Methods:

  • Fourth-year students participated in an elective course.
  • Students developed and taught a microcourse on "Welcome to Dental Anatomy."
  • Faculty mentors guided content, teaching aids, and evaluation development.

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Main Results:

  • Twenty-one students completed the elective over two cycles.
  • Positive impact observed on both student teachers and first-year students.
  • Demonstrated potential for encouraging academic careers.

Conclusions:

  • The elective course shows promise in addressing the dental educator shortage.
  • The program can be expanded to other dental and dental hygiene courses.
  • This initiative can foster future dental educators.