A clinical audit of the comprehensive care dentistry model in the internship clinics of a dental school in Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Comprehensive Care clinics in dental education aim to train doctors in patient- centered, holistic care, focusing on multi-disciplinary treatment provision. There has been a rapid global paradigm shift within the last decade in dental educational models, shifting from departmental training to comprehensive care clinics. This study describes the establishment, feasibility, and outcomes of a pioneer Comprehensive Care Dentistry (CCD) clinic, which was established in a tertiary care Dental Institute in Lahore, Pakistan. The aim is to present the barriers in establishment of Comprehensive Care dental clinics, in dental school of a resource limited country. It also aims to present strengths, weaknesses, and alternative feasible models of this educational system.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Raja HZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12607104 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature