Teaching health promotion competencies in undergraduate dentistry training: A unique pedagogical approach

• Published in: Health promotion journal of Australia Vol. 33; no. S1; pp. 35 - 38
• Main Authors: Allen, Tammy, O'Loughlin, Mary, Croker, Felicity
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: West Perth, WA Australian Health Promotion Association 01.10.2022; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Attitudes; Brief Report; Classrooms; Cognitive style; College students; Colleges & universities; competency; Competency based learning; Cooperation; Cooperative learning; dental education; Dental public health; Dentistry; Experiential learning; Health Education; Health Promotion; Humans; Learning; Newly qualified; Oral health; Oral hygiene; pedagogical approaches; Pedagogy; Science; Social aspects; Special Issue: Learning and Teaching in Health Promotion; Students; Study and teaching; Teaching; Training; Universities; dental public health; dental education; health promotion; competency; dentistry; pedagogical approaches

Issue Addressed: Using appropriate pedagogical approaches in undergraduate dentistry training is important to develop student's health promotion knowledge, and to shape their attitude towards using these competencies in future dentistry practice. This brief report documents the signature pedago...