Neville P, McNally L, Waylen A
Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2018 Aug;22(3):e542-e554. doi: 10.1111/eje.12351. Epub 2018 Apr 13.
The UK General Dental Council stipulates that professionalism is a key aspect of the teaching and training of dental students. However, dental educators highlight that teaching dental student's professionalism can be challenging and students often rate this teaching activity negatively. This article documents a teaching initiative at one UK Dental School that aimed to strengthen the professionalism curriculum by introducing a Dental Scrubs Ceremony for second-year students.
The Dental Scrubs Ceremony is inspired by the White Coat Ceremonies that medical students have in universities in North America. It marks the students' first step in their professional and clinical development, with the signing of a pledge of conduct and public presentation of dental scrubs to each student. We report student feedback questionnaire data over a three-year period together with reflections on the merits and limitations of this alternative approach to teaching professionalism.
Student evaluation data show that the perceived usefulness and worthwhileness of a Dental Scrubs Ceremony have grown since its inception in 2015. Most students enjoyed the symbolism of the ceremony, receiving their dental scrubs in a formal event. However, there was mixed evaluation for its effectiveness to teach professionalism.
A Dental Scrubs Ceremony is a useful addition to the formal curriculum of professionalism in a dental school. It provides dental students with an opportunity to be inducted into the dental profession as novice dental students starting out on their professional career.
英国普通牙科委员会规定，专业素养是牙科学生教学与培训的关键方面。然而，牙科教育工作者强调，教授牙科学生的专业素养具有挑战性，且学生们对这项教学活动的评价往往不高。本文记录了英国一所牙科学校的一项教学举措，该举措旨在通过为二年级学生引入牙科工作服授予仪式来强化专业素养课程。
牙科工作服授予仪式的灵感来源于北美大学医学生举行的白大褂仪式。它标志着学生在专业和临床发展中的第一步，学生们要签署行为准则承诺书，并公开向每位学生颁发牙科工作服。我们报告了三年期间学生反馈调查问卷的数据，以及对这种教授专业素养的替代方法的优缺点的思考。
学生评估数据显示，自2015年牙科工作服授予仪式设立以来，学生们对其感知到的有用性和价值有所增加。大多数学生喜欢仪式的象征意义，在正式活动中收到牙科工作服。然而，对于其教授专业素养的有效性，评价不一。
牙科工作服授予仪式是牙科学校专业素养正式课程的有益补充。它为牙科学生提供了一个机会，作为初入职业生涯的新手牙科学生，被引入牙科行业。
