A generic consensus assessment of undergraduate competence in forceps exodontia in the United Kingdom

Durham, J. et al. (2010) A generic consensus assessment of undergraduate competence in forceps exodontia in the United Kingdom. European Journal of Dental Education, 14(4), pp. 210-214. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2009.00612.x)

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0579.2009.00612.x

Abstract

The assessment of competence in clinical skills has become more frequent in published healthcare curricula and syllabuses recently. There are agreed mechanisms for the assessment of competence in the post-graduate environment, but no consensus within the undergraduate curriculum. This paper seeks to develop an agreed generic checklist for the assessment of competence in forceps exodontia. Materials and methods: A modified Delphi process was undertaken with representatives from all UK dental schools (n = 13) to develop a generic checklist for the assessment of competence in forceps exodontia. A content analysis of the assessments employed by each school was used to help discussion and inform the Delphi process. Results: Seven schools currently employ a summative assessment of competence in forceps exodontia, with the majority employing a structured clinical objective test (n = 6). From the seven assessments, there were a total of 29 putative items and 10 putative domains identified for a generic checklist. These were reduced to five domains and 19 items through the content analysis and Delphi process, and a generic overarching checklist was created. Conclusion: Using this generic checklist, it may now be possible to pool data inter-institution to perform more powerful analyses on how our students obtain, or fail to obtain competence in forceps exodontia.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Still, Mr David and Bell, Professor Aileen and Creanor, Dr Stephen
Authors: Durham, J., Balmer, C., Bell, A., Cowan, G., Cowpe, J., Creanor, S.J., Dawson, L., Evans, A., Freeman, C., Jones, J., Macluskey, M., McDonagh, A., McHanwell, S., Millsopp, L., Myrddin, L., Oliver, R., Renton, T., Sivarajasingam, V., Still, D., Taylor, K., and Thomson, P.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing > Dental School
Research Group:Association of British Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons’ national education group
Journal Name:European Journal of Dental Education
ISSN:1396-5883
ISSN (Online):1600-0579
Published Online:14 October 2010

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