Instructors' Perspectives of Clinical Performance of Internationally-Trained Dental Students' Enrolled in a Qualifying Program.

IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE Journal of Dental Education Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI:10.1002/jdd.13874
Riya Midha, Yuli Berlin Broner, Arnaldo Perez, Maryam Amin
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Objectives: This qualitative study explored the instructors' perspectives on the clinical performance of internationally trained dentists (ITD) as dental students, focusing on strengths, limitations, and recommendations for improvement.

Methods: Qualitative description guided the study design. Participants were full-time clinical instructors involved in delivering the DDS Advanced Placement program in the School of Dentistry at the University of Alberta. Instructors were purposefully selected using maximum variation sampling. Data were collected through individual, semi-structured interviews via Zoom, and analyzed using inductive, manifest content analysis in which categories and sub-categories were developed to account for the relevant data. Strategies to ensure methodological rigor included selecting information-rich participants and ensuring that the chosen research methods align with the research objective and are followed as expected.

Results: Twelve instructors were interviewed; three were males and nine females ranging in age from 30 to 70 years. The study unveiled notable strengths such as the enthusiasm and dedication of ITD students. Instructors emphasized the need for tailored skill development and cultural competence among ITD students. Areas for improvement included a lack of clinical skills such as composite tooth preparation, hand skills and radiographic interpretation, and habit modification from previous training. Instructors recommended conducting a comprehensive initial assessment, integrating ITD students earlier into the program, tailoring preclinical sessions to address ITD students' learning needs, and providing ongoing cultural training.

Conclusion: Qualifying dental programs are encouraged to comprehensibly and continuously assess the clinical performance of ITD students to provide the support they need throughout their training. The effectiveness and feasibility of instructors' recommendations to improve these programs remain to be elucidated. Data from these efforts will be crucial in correcting and refining educational strategies and support systems.

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Journal of Dental Education
Journal of Dental Education 医学-牙科与口腔外科
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3.50
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Dental Education (JDE) is a peer-reviewed monthly journal that publishes a wide variety of educational and scientific research in dental, allied dental and advanced dental education. Published continuously by the American Dental Education Association since 1936 and internationally recognized as the premier journal for academic dentistry, the JDE publishes articles on such topics as curriculum reform, education research methods, innovative educational and assessment methodologies, faculty development, community-based dental education, student recruitment and admissions, professional and educational ethics, dental education around the world and systematic reviews of educational interest. The JDE is one of the top scholarly journals publishing the most important work in oral health education today; it celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2016.
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