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dc.contributor.authorAhmad, MS
dc.contributor.authorAbuzar, MA
dc.contributor.authorRazak, IA
dc.contributor.authorRahman, SA
dc.contributor.authorBorromeo, GL
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-01T02:48:02Z
dc.date.available2017-09-01T02:48:02Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1396-5883
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/eje.12211
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/345703
dc.description.abstractPoor oral health has been associated with compromised general health and quality of life. To promote comprehensive patient management, the role of medical professionals in oral health maintenance is compelling, thus indicating the need for educational preparation in this area of practice. This study aimed to determine the extent of training in oral health in Malaysian and Australian medical schools. An audio-recorded semi-structured phone interview involving Academic Programme Directors in Malaysian (n = 9, response rate=81.8%) and Australian (n = 7, response rate = 35.0%) medical schools was conducted during the 2014/2015 and 2014 academic years, respectively. Qualitative data was analysed via thematic analysis, involving coding and grouping into emerging themes. Quantitative data were measured for frequencies. It was found that medical schools in Malaysia and Australia offered limited teaching of various oral health-related components that were mostly integrated throughout the curriculum, in the absence of structured learning objectives, teaching methodologies and assessment approaches. Barriers to providing oral health education included having insufficient expertise and overloaded curriculum. As medical educators demonstrated support for oral health education, collaboration amongst various stakeholders is integral to developing a well-structured curriculum and practice guidelines on oral health management involving medical professionals.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto10
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEuropean Journal of Dental Education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchDentistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchDentistry not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320399
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3901
dc.titleEducating medical students in oral health care: Current curriculum and future needs of institutions in Malaysia and Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorAbuzar, Menaka


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