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Digital Dentists: A Curriculum for the 21st Century
Michelle Mun1,2, Samantha Byrne1, Louise Shaw2
1Melbourne Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, 720 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 3000, Australia, 61 438986001.
JMIR Medical Education
|January 10, 2025
Summary
Future dentists need to understand digital health technologies for better patient care. This paper proposes a curriculum framework for Australian dental schools to integrate these essential digital health skills.
Area of Science:
- Digital Health
- Dental Education
- Health Informatics
Background:
- Digital health integration is growing in health professions education.
- Curriculum interpretation varies significantly across disciplines and regions.
- There's a need for a standardized approach to digital health in dentistry.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a structured curriculum framework for digital health in Australian dental education.
- To align dental curriculum development with current evidence and national digital health strategies.
- To provide a foundation for implementing digital health education in dental programs.
Main Methods:
- This is a viewpoint paper proposing a curriculum framework.
- It synthesizes current evidence and national digital health strategies.
- The proposed domains are tailored to the specific needs of dentistry.
Main Results:
- A structured set of domains for a digital health curriculum in dentistry is proposed.
- The framework addresses the unique requirements of dental practice in Australia.
- It offers a clear premise for curriculum development and implementation.
Conclusions:
- A tailored digital health curriculum is crucial for future Australian dentists.
- The proposed framework facilitates evidence-based curriculum design.
- This initiative supports the broader national digital health agenda in healthcare.
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