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Outreach programs: an adjunct for improving dental education.

Aditi Verma¹, Pramila Muddiah², Archana Krishna Murthy³

¹Department of Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India. ver.aditi@gmail.com.

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Dental outreach programs significantly boost Indian dental students' clinical confidence and communication skills compared to traditional training. This study highlights the value of integrating outreach into dental education for better-trained professionals.

Keywords:

Accreditation/Standards Allied Health Asia Assessment Community Participation Community-Controlled Health Services Continuing Professional Education Dentistry Education Evidence-based Care Health Service reform Medical Oral health Practice Tips Professional conduct Public Health Undergraduate Workforce

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Area of Science:

Dental Education
Public Health

Background:

Limited data exists on the effectiveness of dental outreach programs, particularly in developing nations.
Improving clinical competence and confidence is a key educational objective.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the impact of outreach placements on the clinical confidence and communication skills of Indian dental students.
To compare the effectiveness of outreach versus traditional dental school-based training.

Main Methods:

A non-randomized trial involving 89 dental interns in Bangalore, India.
Comparison between an outreach group and a control group receiving only dental school-based training.
Pre-tested questionnaires assessed clinical confidence and communication skills at baseline and after 3 months using global self-assessment, then-test, and transition judgment.

Main Results:

The outreach group reported significantly higher confidence levels (global assessment, p<0.001) and a greater increase in confidence (transition judgment, p<0.001).
While baseline confidence was lower in the outreach group (then-test, p=0.04), their perceived improvement was substantially higher.
The outreach group also reported greater improvement in communication skills via transition judgment.

Conclusions:

Outreach programs are effective in enhancing dental students' clinical confidence and communication skills.
Incorporating outreach placements into dental curricula can supplement traditional education.
This approach contributes to producing more professionally trained dentists.