A model for a geriatric teaching programme and its impact on self-rated and tested competencies of undergraduate dental students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the light of the growing ageing population, it is important that future dentists be taught geriatric competencies to assure good dental care and treatment addressing the special needs of older patients.

Materials and methods

We developed and evaluated a geriatric teaching programme amongst final year undergraduate dental students (n = 30) at the University of Bern, Switzerland. The geriatric teaching programme was based on the European undergraduate curriculum in geriatric medicine for medical students covering the following eight geriatric domains that were considered relevant to dental care: Analgesics, cognitive impairment, decision-making capacity, gait and balance disorder, hearing impairment, malnutrition, polypharmacy and vision impairment. Using a pre

SUBMITTER: Stuck AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290808 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature