Bailit Howard L, Formicola Allan J
Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut.
College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University.
J Dent Educ. 2017 Aug;81(8):1004-1007. doi: 10.21815/JDE.017.052.
In 1926, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching published a report prepared by William J. Gies, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and founder of the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. The Gies report examined the current status of dental education in the United States and Canada and made recommendations for a new direction. This report led to major improvements in dental education and research and was a critical factor in making dentistry a learned profession. Dental and allied dental education are now challenged by a new set of issues related to financing education, improved oral health, more effective treatment technologies, and a rapidly changing delivery system. In an effort to meet these challenges, this strategic planning project first examined the current status and future trends that are likely to impact the dental profession over the next 25 years. The project was organized into six sections, and 50 authors were invited to prepare 38 articles to address these issues. The executive summaries for each section are being published in the August and September 2017 issues of the Journal of Dental Education, and the background articles are being published in online supplements to those issues. In the next phase of the project, information from the articles will be used to make strategic recommendations to assist dental schools and allied dental education programs in preparing graduates for practice in 2040 and to meet their institutions' missions for scholarship and service. This introduction presents the project rationale, provides a list of the published articles, and acknowledges the organizations that supported this effort.
1926年，卡内基教学促进基金会发表了一份由生物化学教授、哥伦比亚大学牙医学院创始人威廉·J·吉斯博士撰写的报告。吉斯报告审视了美国和加拿大牙科教育的现状，并为新的发展方向提出了建议。这份报告促使牙科教育和研究取得了重大进步，是使牙医学成为一门学术性专业的关键因素。如今，牙科及相关牙科教育面临着一系列与教育融资、改善口腔健康、更有效的治疗技术以及迅速变化的服务提供体系相关的新问题。为应对这些挑战，这个战略规划项目首先研究了当前状况以及未来25年可能对牙科专业产生影响的趋势。该项目分为六个部分，邀请了50位作者撰写38篇文章来探讨这些问题。每个部分的执行摘要发表在《牙科教育杂志》2017年8月和9月的期刊上，背景文章则发表在这些期刊的在线增刊上。在项目的下一阶段，文章中的信息将被用于提出战略建议，以帮助牙科学院和相关牙科教育项目培养出能在2040年执业的毕业生，并实现其机构在学术和服务方面的使命。本引言介绍了项目的基本原理，列出了已发表文章的清单，并感谢支持这项工作的组织。
