Association for Dental Education in Europe
Learning together to improve oral health and quality of life
Dental educators and trainers occupy a distinctive and vital role within the profession. They are required to bring together clinical expertise, professional judgement, and educational practice to support the development of current and future members of the dental workforce. The dual professional identity of educators and trainers requires balancing the responsibilities of safe, effective patient care with the responsibilities of facilitating learning, assessment, and professional growth. It also requires dental trainers and educators to remain up to date with evolving clinical evidence and standards of care, as well as the evidence base underpinning effective education and training.
The standards within this document recognise that dental education and training occurs across a wide range of contexts and through diverse mechanisms. Learning may take place in clinical environments, classrooms, simulation settings, and through workplace-based experiences. Educators and trainers therefore employ a variety of approaches, including teaching, supervision, facilitation, coaching, and mentoring. Each of these contributes differently to the development of knowledge, clinical skills, professional behaviours, and reflective practice.
ADEE, COPDEND and RCSEd FDT would like to invite you to respond to this consultation.
It is anticipted that a common professional standards framework will form the very heart of our organisations' processes - from recognition shaping career progression, quality assuring the workforce, through to recognising individual excellence.
Please download the PDFs below, before responding to the questions. We anticipate that the responses should take no more than around 15-20 minutes.
Standards document
Example of supportive narrative
In relation to the domains and sub-elements:
