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Developing a national dental education research strategy: priorities, barriers and enablers
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posted on 2017-03-01, 00:00 authored by Rola AjjawiRola Ajjawi, K L Barton, A A Dennis, C E ReesOBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify national dental education research (DER) priorities for the next 3-5 years and to identify barriers and enablers to DER. SETTING: Scotland. PARTICIPANTS: In this two-stage online questionnaire study, we collected data with multiple dental professions (eg, dentistry, dental nursing and dental hygiene) and stakeholder groups (eg, learners, clinicians, educators, managers, researchers and academics). Eighty-five participants completed the Stage 1 qualitative questionnaire and 649 participants the Stage 2 quantitative questionnaire. RESULTS: Eight themes were identified at Stage 1. Of the 24 DER priorities identified, the top three were: role of assessments in identifying competence; undergraduate curriculum prepares for practice and promoting teamwork. Following exploratory factor analysis, the 24 items loaded onto four factors: teamwork and professionalism, measuring and enhancing performance, dental workforce issues and curriculum integration and innovation. Barriers and enablers existed at multiple levels: individual, interpersonal, institutional structures and cultures and technology. CONCLUSIONS: This priority setting exercise provides a necessary first step to developing a national DER strategy capturing multiple perspectives. Promoting DER requires improved resourcing alongside efforts to overcome peer stigma and lack of valuing and motivation.
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BMJ openVolume
7Issue
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e013129Pagination
1 - 12Publisher
BMJ GroupLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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2044-6055Language
engPublication classification
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