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. 2024 Feb 27;24(1):196.
doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05176-w.

Assessment of advanced paediatric dentistry education programmes in Egypt: a survey of programme directors

M K Yassa  1 , N M Khattab  2
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Assessment of advanced paediatric dentistry education programmes in Egypt: a survey of programme directors

M K Yassa et al. BMC Med Educ. .

Abstract

Background: Advanced paediatric dentistry education programmes (APDEPs) should follow specific standards to produce competent specialists. The current study assessed APDEPs in Egypt via an online questionnaire to programme directors.

Subjects and methods: An online questionnaire was distributed to the directors of fully operational degree-granting APDEPs in Egypt in June 2023. The survey instrument was based on the Accreditation Standards for Advanced Dental Education Programmes in Paediatric Dentistry developed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

Results: Directors of the sixteen fully operational APDEPs answered the questionnaire giving a 100% response rate. APDEPs, in Egypt, varied regarding the adequacy of teaching staff, facilities and resources, didactic instruction, clinical requirements, and research activities.

Conclusion: The current survey provides information about the strengths and weaknesses of fully operational degree-granting APDEPs in Egypt. This information can help maintain and improve the quality of these programmes.

Keywords: Advanced education; Competency-based education; Paediatric dentistry.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Facilities and resources provided by programmes
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Programmes variations regarding their requirements
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Programmes variations regarding knowledge in biomedical sciences
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Programmes variations regarding didactic instruction at the understanding level
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Programmes variations regarding the level of “in-depth didactic instructions” on a scale from 1:5 where 1 denotes poor and 5 denotes excellent
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Programmes variations regarding the level of clinical experience to achieve competency on a scale from 1:5 where 1 denotes poor and 5 denotes excellent
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