Undergraduate dental curricula in Middle Eastern and Arabic-speaking African Nations - A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the design of undergraduate curricula, teaching and learning practices, assessments, admission criteria and quality assurance in dental schools across Middle Eastern and Arab-speaking African nations.

Methodology

A cross-sectional survey was sent to 40 dental colleges in the Middle East and African Arabic-speaking countries. A purposefully designed proforma consisting of 21 items divided into five sections based on admission criteria, curriculum delivery, teaching and learning practices, assessment methods, and quality assurance was used for data collection on Google forms. Participation in the survey was voluntary and all participants were consented before data collection. The data was analysed for descriptive statistics.

Results

A total of 28 den

SUBMITTER: Muthiah Annamma L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11976074 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature