Domains, competences and learning outcomes for undergraduate education in periodontology

Elena Figuero; Mervi Gürsoy; Virginie Monnet-Corti; Margarita Iniesta; Angeline Antezack; Ines Kapferer-Seebacher; Christian Graetz; Yuval Vered; Andreas Stavropoulos; Asaf Wilensky; Peter Eickholz; Mariano Sanz

doi:10.1111/jcpe.13991

Domains, competences and learning outcomes for undergraduate education in periodontology

J Clin Periodontol. 2024 Apr 24. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13991. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ ETEP (Etiology and Therapy of Periodontal and Peri-implant Diseases) Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
² Department of Periodontology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
³ The Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland, Oral Health Care, Turku, Finland.
⁴ Department of Periodontology, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
⁵ Medical University of Innsbruck, University Hospital of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Innsbruck, Austria.
⁶ Clinic of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
⁷ Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Community Dentistry, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
⁸ Department of Periodontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
⁹ Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
¹⁰ Department of Periodontology, Center for Dentistry and Oral Medicine (Carolinum), Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.

PMID: 38655768
DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.13991

Abstract

Aim: This review is intended to adapt the current conceptual framework in dental education based on four domains to propose a set of competences, learning outcomes and methods of teaching, learning and assessment for undergraduate education in periodontology.

Review: Based on the current framework of competences and learning outcomes recommended by the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE), undergraduate education in periodontology has been updated using the classification and clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal and peri-implant diseases.

Conclusions: Specific learning outcomes have been proposed within each competence area, that is in Domain I (n = 10), Domain II (n = 13), Domain III (n = 33) and Domain IV (n = 12). Teaching methods and learning activities based on the different dimensions of the cognitive process have been proposed. Additionally, 10 key learning outcomes have been proposed as exit outcomes, which implies their accomplishment within the final assessment of any graduating student.

Keywords: curriculum; dental education; learning outcomes; periodontology; undergraduate.

Publication types

Review