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Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry Educational Framework for the Development of Competency in Dental
Anne Charbonneau1, Joanne N Walton2, Sylvie Morin2
1Anne Charbonneau, PhD, is Professor and former Associate Dean for Academic Development, Département de santé buccale, Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université de Montréal; Joanne N. Walton, DDS, Dip Pros, FRCD(C), is Professor Emeritus and former Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia; Sylvie Morin, DMD, MSc, is Professor, Département de restauration, and former Curriculum Director, Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université Laval; and Marie Dagenais, DMD, Dip Oral Radiol, is Executive Director and Registrar, National Dental Examining Board of Canada and former Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University. anne.charbonneau@umontreal.ca.
Abstract:
The Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry (ACFD) recently developed a proposal that reflects its evolving understanding of competency-based dental education. The ACFD proposal was developed into an Educational Framework for the Development of Competency in Dental Programs and has been adopted by all ten Canadian dental schools as the basis for their ongoing curriculum development and assessment. This framework identifies five global competencies that provide a big picture of the complex skills, knowledge, and behaviors that dental graduates must demonstrate. Detail for clarification and illustration is provided by more comprehensive "components" of each area that elaborate on the global statement and by a new dimension that assists with assessment: "indicators" of the specific knowledge, skills, and behaviors that can be measured as steps towards developing competence. In the information supporting understanding and assessment of the five key areas are both the existing national competency statements to facilitate the use of the framework by other stakeholders and a parallel set of knowledge, skills, and abilities statements developed by the National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB) as the starting point for updating its examination blueprints. This article outlines the development, structure, and contents of the ACFD Educational Framework in the hope that it can serve as the foundation for a new Canadian national competencies document serving all national stakeholders.
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