UTC +1
90 Minute
EOK: György Hevesy Lecture Hal
The current undergraduate curriculum for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) across Europe is largely informed by publications from 2008–2010, despite significant changes in teaching methodologies, medico-legal frameworks, and population health needs. Variability in clinical procedures, assessment strategies, and skill acquisition between institutions highlights the need for a unified approach. This Special Interest Group (SIG) seeks to bring together educators to review current practices, identify challenges, and explore opportunities for curriculum development. The session will focus on establishing consensus regarding essential competencies, equitable training standards, and assessment methods for undergraduate OMFS education. Outcomes will inform a Delphi process aimed at creating a standardized European curriculum aligned with contemporary clinical and educational requirements. By fostering collaboration and sharing best practices, the SIG aims to ensure consistency in skill expectations and enhance the quality of oral surgery education across Europe.
Pre-Attendance: Distribute survey via ADEE mailing list and website to collect data on current oral surgery teaching practices.
11: 00 Introduction: Welcome and overview of session; introduce chairs; outline goal (develop European curriculum). Present findings from ABAOMS Education Committee survey on oral surgery clinical procedure outcomes over the last decade.
11:10 Presentation: Share pre-workshop survey results; invite attendees to complete outstanding sections. Provide context on last curriculum design and current educational/population needs.
11:40 Group Discussion: Explore challenges in delivering oral surgery education based on survey findings. Assign discussion topics to groups for focused input.
12:00 Breakout Session: Define essential components of an undergraduate OMFS curriculum. Capture details of participants interested in contributing to the Delphi process for curriculum design.
Analyze current approaches to undergraduate Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) education across Europe, identifying variations in teaching methods, clinical exposure, and assessment strategies.
Evaluate educators’ perspectives on curriculum content and delivery, including decisions on which procedures and competencies should be taught at undergraduate versus postgraduate level (e.g., sedation and complex surgical techniques).
Assess key factors influencing OMFS teaching, such as demographic changes, polypharmacy, medico-legal considerations, simulation-based training, access to care, staff-to-student ratios, and the application of surgical safety checklists.
