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Innovation in Dental Education and Scholarship (IDEAS)
DEN 601

Course Information

Description

The IDEAS course is a year-long interdisciplinary course designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the principles of dental education and scholarship. The course covers various topics in: 

  • Pedagogy 
  • Critical thinking 
  • Curriculum design 
  • Assessment 
  • Self-Assessment 
  • Feedback and reflection 
  • Patient-centered care 
  • Interpersonal communication within the clinical setting Patient education 
  • Dentists as behavior change agents 
  • Program evaluation 
  • Professionalism 
  • Research and biostatistics 
  • Clinical education 
  • Philosophy of education 

There will be Formative assessments throughout the course, as well as a final essay in which students must propose curriculum decisions they would make as the dean of a dental school.

School School of Dental Medicine
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Not Available for Cross Registration

Course Component Lecture
Instruction Mode Online
Grading Basis HSDM Graded
Course Requirements Must be a student in the Online MMSc Dental Education program
Credit Type N/A