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Creativity as a framework for innovation in dental education
Samantha J Byrne1, Solange Glasser2
1Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Frontiers in Oral Health
|November 29, 2023
Summary
Dental education needs innovation to meet challenges like interprofessional collaboration and technological advances. Fostering creativity is key for educators to develop new teaching methods and prepare the future oral health workforce.
Area of Science:
- Dental Education
- Pedagogical Innovation
- Oral Health Workforce Development
Background:
- Dental education continually innovates in response to knowledge, technology, community needs, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Current challenges include preparing graduates for interprofessional collaborative practice, integrating technology, promoting sustainability, and advancing equity and diversity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To discuss the importance of creativity in driving innovation within dental education.
- To call for leadership support to foster creativity and overcome barriers to innovation.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and conceptual analysis of creativity and innovation in educational contexts.
- Discussion of factors supporting creativity and potential biases against it in academic settings.
Main Results:
- Creativity, defined as novel and useful production, is intrinsically linked to innovation, the implementation of new practices.
- Addressing current dental education challenges requires a deliberate focus on nurturing creativity.
Conclusions:
- Active leadership support for all aspects of creativity is essential for sustained innovation in dental education.
- Overcoming barriers to creativity will enable dental schools to better educate the future oral health workforce.
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