Education abstract
British Dental Journal 197, 269 - 271 (2004)
Published online: 11 September 2004 | doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4811622
Undergraduate orthodontic teaching in the new millennium — the Newcastle model
R S Hobson1, N E Carter2, P H Gordon3 & C R Mattick4
- Dental graduates now have a restricted number of orthodontic skills on qualification as defined by the GDC's revised First Five Years.
- The alignment of the undergraduate orthodontic curriculum at Newcastle with the First Five Years is described.
- The course aims are to provide: an understanding of orthodontics; the ability to assess a patient's orthodontic care and refer appropriately; and the ability to make safe any orthodontic appliance.
- It is important that VT trainers and GDPs realise these redefined outcomes for the new graduate, and appreciate what their abilities are with regard to orthodontic care.
Abstract
This paper identifies the main factors which have influenced the nature of the undergraduate orthodontic curriculum presently taught at Newcastle University. It also outlines the philosophy that underpins the teaching, states the professional aims of the tutors and spells out the clinical objectives set for the students.
- Senior Lecturer/Hon. Consultant in Orthodontics, Child Dental Health, School of Dental Sciences, Framlington Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4BW
- Child Dental Sciences, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4BW
- Child Dental Sciences, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4BW
- Child Dental Sciences, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4BW
Correspondence to: R S Hobson1 e-mail: r.s.hobson@ncl.ac.uk