The Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) is inviting review and comment on its May 2017 draft Taskforce documents, that include:

  • Undergraduate Dental Education: The European perspective

  • Domain I – Professionalism

  • Domain II – Safe and Effective Clinical Practice

  • Domain III – Patient-centred Care

  • Domain IV – Dentistry in Society

  • Contemporaneous methods of teaching, learning and assessment, in Dental Undergraduate Education.

ADEE has represented dental schools throughout Europe since 1975 and has become an international voice of dental education. In 1999, it commissioned three taskforces to harmonise dental education systems in Europe. The popularity and influence of the resulting documents is demonstrated by the number of downloads and citations that have taken place; they have been used by many schools, educational establishments and professional organisations globally. Many institutions are now showing a preference for a 'learning outcomes' approach to undergraduate dental education and a focus on the dental team approach to delivery of oral healthcare.

The current suite of publications aims to 'inject a fresh new approach that reflects best academic practice for European dental education'.

The consultation runs until 16 July 2017; all documents and a feedback form can be accessed at: https://www.adee.org/taskforces/2017consultation.html.