Weintraub Jane A
Dr. Weintraub is Alumni Distinguished Professor, a faculty member in the Department of Dental Ecology, and former Dean, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
J Dent Educ. 2017 Aug;81(8):1024-1032. doi: 10.21815/JDE.017.055.
The "Advancing Dental Education in the 21 Century" project assesses current status and trends to prepare for the future. Section 3 of the project asks what knowledge and skills should dental and advanced dental education learners have to provide dental care in 2040 and how should educators be preparing them. This executive summary of five background articles in this section focuses on predoctoral education, advanced dental education, the provision of medical services within dental practice, the incorporation of oral health services into primary care and medical practice, and interprofessional education and practice. The changing environment and external forces are presented along with their implications for advancing dental education. These forces include changes in population characteristics (e.g., demographics, disease prevalence, health disparities, consumerism), treatment needs and modalities, care delivery, science and technology, educational methods, and medical and dental integration. Future oral health professionals (OHPs) will care for more diverse patient populations, older patients with complex medical and dental needs, and relatively dentally healthy younger cohorts who require fewer complex restorative and prosthodontic treatments. Increasing integration of medical and oral health education and patient care will require OHPs to have more medical knowledge and to practice in intra- and interprofessional teams. OHPs increasingly will be providing patient-centered care as employees in large group practices, health care settings, and safety net clinics with expanded types of OHPs and improved materials and technology. Educators need to implement innovative curricula and educational methods to prepare for and adapt to the disruptive changes that lie ahead.
“21世纪推进牙科教育”项目评估当前状况和趋势，为未来做准备。该项目的第3部分询问牙科及高级牙科教育学习者在2040年提供牙科护理应具备哪些知识和技能，以及教育工作者应如何培养他们。本节五篇背景文章的执行摘要重点关注博士前教育、高级牙科教育、牙科实践中的医疗服务提供、将口腔健康服务纳入初级保健和医疗实践，以及跨专业教育与实践。文中呈现了不断变化的环境和外部力量及其对推进牙科教育的影响。这些力量包括人口特征的变化（如人口统计学、疾病患病率、健康差距、消费主义）、治疗需求和方式、护理提供、科学技术、教育方法，以及医学与牙科的整合。未来的口腔健康专业人员（OHP）将为更多样化的患者群体提供护理，包括有复杂医疗和牙科需求的老年患者，以及需要较少复杂修复和假牙治疗的相对牙齿健康的年轻人群。医学与口腔健康教育及患者护理的日益融合将要求OHP具备更多医学知识，并在专业内和跨专业团队中开展工作。OHP将越来越多地作为员工，在大型团体诊所、医疗机构和安全网诊所中，以更多类型的OHP以及改进的材料和技术，提供以患者为中心的护理。教育工作者需要实施创新课程和教育方法，为即将到来的颠覆性变化做好准备并加以适应。
