Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Head of School, Peninsula Dental School, University of Plymouth, John Bull Building, 16 Research Way, Plymouth Science Park, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BU, UK.
Professor of Primary Care Dentistry, Associate Head of School Teaching and Learning, Peninsula Dental School, University of Plymouth, John Bull Building, 16 Research Way, Plymouth Science Park, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BU, UK.
Br Dent J. 2022 Aug;233(3):227-231. doi: 10.1038/s41415-022-4554-6.
Peninsula Dental School, established in 2006, was the UK's first new dental school in 40 years. It had the freedom to develop a completely new dental education curriculum planned on pedagogic thinking, designed to equip the dental care professionals of the twenty-first century. This was based on three distinct pillars: professionalism (developing a student's trust in their own autonomy); dental skills of the highest order (not just technical skills but also communication skills); and social engagement. As such, a truly innovative approach to dental education was created that has strong roots in evidence.This paper describes the University of Plymouth Peninsula Dental School's achievements against these initial objectives under the following areas: training in primary care; a novel spiralling integrated curriculum and assessments; facilities reaching out to deliver patient care; bringing meaningful patient contact to students from the earliest months of their course; embedding community engagement within the curriculum; development of Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise; and team working, training a variety of dental care profession students side by side.The University of Plymouth Peninsula Dental School, working with all its partners, has successfully pioneered and delivered significant changes in the field of education and continues to strive to further develop these and more for the future.
半岛牙科学院成立于 2006 年，是英国 40 年来第一所新的牙科学院。它拥有自由制定全新牙科学教育课程的权利，该课程以教学理念为基础，旨在培养 21 世纪的牙科保健专业人员。这基于三个不同的支柱：专业性（培养学生对自身自主权的信任）；最高水平的牙科技能（不仅是技术技能，还有沟通技能）；以及社会参与。因此，创建了一种真正具有创新性的牙科教育方法，这种方法在证据方面有着深厚的根基。本文描述了普利茅斯半岛牙科学院在以下领域针对这些初始目标所取得的成就：初级保健培训；新颖的螺旋式综合课程和评估；设施扩展以提供患者护理；从课程的最早几个月开始为学生带来有意义的患者接触；将社区参与纳入课程；半岛牙科社会企业的发展；以及团队合作，同时培训各种牙科保健专业学生。普利茅斯半岛牙科学院与所有合作伙伴一起，成功开创并推动了教育领域的重大变革，并继续努力为未来进一步发展这些变革和更多变革而努力。
