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Exploring feedback and feedforward in dental education using a followership model.
Christina Gummesson1, Nina Lundegren1
1Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
Frontiers in Dental Medicine
|May 29, 2026
Summary
Dental students
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Dental Education
- Clinical Skills Assessment
Background:
- Peer feedback is crucial for clinical skill development.
- Analyzing feedback quality and structure is essential for effective learning.
- The followership model offers a framework for understanding student interactions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the quality of feedback and feedforward in a clinical dental setting.
- To assess the usability of a followership model for analyzing peer feedback.
- To identify areas for improvement in student-generated feedback.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of 3,877 free-text comments from 59 fourth-year dental students' portfolios.
- Utilized deductive coding and interpretative content analysis.
- Applied Kelley's followership framework to categorize comments.
Main Results:
- Most comments were specific and actionable (n=3,012).
- Confirmatory comments, reflecting passive behavior, were frequent (n=656).
- Comments indicating independent, critical thinking were also present (n=442).
Conclusions:
- Peer feedback in dental education can be enhanced with specific, actionable feedforward.
- The followership model is a valid and useful tool for analyzing and structuring peer feedback.
- This model can be applied for learning and quality assessment in future studies.
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