Topic Related Session: Empathy & Evidence

Thursday, 27th August 2026 - 11:30 to 13:00

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Timezone:

Budapest (UTC+1 winter / UTC+2 summer)

Duration:

90 Minute

Venue:

HALL C

Session type:

Type 1: Organised, planned and delivered by the ADEE

Session synopsis:

A chaired selection of 15 minute oral presentations drawn from the meeting abstract submissions.

Programme:

11:30	Welcome by session chair
11:35 to 12:50	Presenters deliver their work to the audience
12:50	Discussion and close

Author/Presenter	Theme
Design and usability testing of a digital serious game for improved empathy in dental students Dall, Ruaridh, University of Aberdeen Dental School, United Kingdom	Technology Enhanced Learning
Dental Students’ Attitudes Towards Patients with Mental Health Conditions and Stigma-Reduction Interventions:A Systematic Review Gabriel, Daniel, University of Liverpool School of Dentistry, United Kingdom	Curriculum
A Competency-Based Framework for Critical Appraisal in Dentistry: A National Educational Initiative VERGNES, Jean-Noel, Université de Toulouse III, France	Curriculum
Empathy in Action: What Students Need for Real‑World Communication Attwell, Steven, University of Liverpool School of Dentistry, United Kingdom	Curriculum
From Awareness to Action: A multi-site evaluation of Mental Health First Aid implementation in Australian dental education McGrath, Roisin, University of Melbourne Dental School, Australia	Evaluation
Experiencing microaggressions: utilisation of a novel comic based approach to implement racial microaggressions training. Ben Fredj, Leila, No affiliation, United Kingdom	Other
Perceived Empathy in the dental hygiene student clinic Bruschi, Elisabetta, UC Leuven-Limburg, Italy	Other
Embedding Cultural Humility in Dental Education: An Experiential Teaching Approach to Developing Empathy and Inclusive Practice Boyd, Harriet, University of Leeds, United Kingdom	Teaching Methods
The Empathy Operatory: Where Simulation Meets Compassion Riedy, Christine , No affiliation, United States	Teaching Methods

Chair:

Ina Schüler

Head of Section of Preventive and Paediatric Dentistry

Friedrich-Schiller Universitat Jena

Priv.-Doz. Dr Ina Schüler is head of Section of Preventive and Paediatric Dentistry at Jena University Hospital, Germany. She finished her Habilitation in 2018 at Jena University Hospital and the Master of Medical Education (MME-D) in 2017 at University Heidelberg. Her special educational research interests are Feedback, Assessment, Chairside Teaching and Entrustable Professional Activities in Dentistry. Ina's medical resaerch focusses on oral health in patients with special healthcare needs.

James Field

Professor in Restorative Dentistry and Dental Education, Cardiff University

ADEE Board Member and GED Taskforce Leader

Prof James Field is currently a Professor in Restorative Dentistry and Dental Education and also the Cardiff University School of Dentistry's Director of Digital Education. He is a long-term active member of ADEE having most recently co-chaired the very successful Bridging the Clinical Gap special interest group and workshop.

James is academic lead for the ADEE European DigEdDent (Digital Education in Dentistry) portal, was lead author for the ADEE's Graduating European Dentist Curriculum Taskforce and Global lead for Shaping The Future of Dental Education: Interprofessional Education stream. He also represents Cardiff University as the trans-national partner in O-Health-Edu, an Erasmus+ K2 project to harmonise dental education across Europe.

Call for Abstracts:

Abstract submission is closed. For more information visit the call for abstracts page.

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Topic Related Session: Empathy & Evidence

A chaired selection of 15 minute oral presentations drawn from the meeting abstract submissions.

Ina Schüler

James Field

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