World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI: an international validation study of clinical competencies for advanced training in oral medicine

John C Steele; Hadleigh J Clark; Catherine H L Hong; Sabine Jurge; Arvind Muthukrishnan; A Ross Kerr; David Wray; Linda Prescott-Clements; David H Felix; Thomas P Sollecito

doi:10.1016/j.oooo.2014.12.026

World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI: an international validation study of clinical competencies for advanced training in oral medicine

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2015 Aug;120(2):143-51.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.12.026. Epub 2015 Mar 10.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Consultant, Honorary Senior Lecturer & Specialist in Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine, Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds, UK. Electronic address: johncraigsteele@nhs.net.
² Oral Medicine Registrar, Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Assistant Professor, Discipline of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
⁴ Academic Clinical Fellow in Oral Medicine, Oral Medicine Unit, Eastman Dental Hospital UCLHT/Eastman Dental Institute University College London, London, UK.
⁵ Professor and Academic Head - Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
⁶ Clinical Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology & Medicine, New York University College of Dentistry, New York City, NY, USA.
⁷ Dean and Professor of Oral Medicine, Dubai School of Dental Medicine, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE.
⁸ Professor of Professional Education, Northumbria University, Coach Lane Campus, Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁹ Postgraduate Dental Dean, NHS Education for Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
¹⁰ Professor and Chair of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

PMID: 25861956
DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.12.026

Abstract

Objective: To explore international consensus for the validation of clinical competencies for advanced training in Oral Medicine.

Study design: An electronic survey of clinical competencies was designed. The survey was sent to and completed by identified international stakeholders during a 10-week period. To be validated, an individual competency had to achieve 90% or greater consensus to keep it in its current format.

Results: Stakeholders from 31 countries responded. High consensus agreement was achieved with 93 of 101 (92%) competencies exceeding the benchmark for agreement. Only 8 warranted further attention and were reviewed by a focus group. No additional competencies were suggested.

Conclusion: This is the first international validated study of clinical competencies for advanced training in Oral Medicine. These validated clinical competencies could provide a model for countries developing an advanced training curriculum for Oral Medicine and also inform review of existing curricula.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Validation Study

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence*
Curriculum
Education, Dental / trends*
Humans
Internationality*
Oral Medicine / education*