Education abstract
British Dental Journal 204, 319 - 324 (2008)
Published online: 22 March 2008 | doi:10.1038/bdj.2008.200
Subject Categories: Clinical teaching | Dental education
Outreach teaching – the Leeds experience: reflections after one year
H. L. Craddock1
- Outreach teaching can be an important feature of undergraduate dental education.
- Management of quality and consistency in teaching is key to its success.
- Support for outreach teaching staff is crucial.
- Additional learning outcomes beyond the purely clinical can be achieved in this setting.
Abstract
Clinical experience in Outreach sites has taken place in many dental schools for a number of years. The wider recognition of Outreach as a useful learning environment has prompted many schools to share their experiences. The purpose of this paper is to share the findings of Leeds Dental Institute's experiences after the first year of Outreach learning in a purpose-built Outreach clinic. The learning outcomes for this activity were carefully tailored to the experiences available within this community setting and built as an integrated part of the BChD dental curriculum. The successful introduction of a model of independent but well supported and managed clinical teaching units as part of Leeds Dental Institute has allowed our dental students to access both modern learning and teaching in a community based locality, while retaining access to the conventional centre of teaching and clinical excellence in a dental school and hospital.
- Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant, Room 6129, Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9LU
Correspondence to: H. L. Craddock1 e-mail: h.l.craddock@leeds.ac.uk
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