Professionalism in Dentistry: Let’s be Positive
20 October 2021
Over the Summer, members of the CUREMeDE team were involved in the 2021 Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) conference. CUREMEDE's Alison Bullock, Dorottya Cserzo, Emma Barnes and Sophie Bartlett were key facilitators in a Special Interest Group titled: Professionalism in Dentistry: Let’s be Positive.
The Special Interest Group welcomed dental professionals and stakeholders from across Europe. Attendees were introduced to findings from recent research on professionalism in dentistry from the view of professionals and the public. Funded by the General Dental Council (GDC), this research was conducted as a collaboration between CUREMeDE, Cardiff University School of Dentistry, Athens University and ADEE. Download the full report.
After an overview of the research findings, the group split into breakout rooms to discuss four key aspects of professionalism:
- Do the expectations of professionalism differ
- For different members of the dental team?
- For dentistry compared to other professions?
- What do you think are the emerging issues and challenges?
- How do you teach undergraduates about professionalism?
- How do the students evidence their learning about professionalism?
- How can we support/mentor professionals to learn from lapses and move on?
A recording of the event and further information can be found on the ADEE 2021 Special Interest Group page.