Hyperlinked-DENTAL_EDUCATION - Dentistry education research articles

Sep 2, 2026

A collection of dentistry education research studies examining how dental curricula and learning approaches can improve student outcomes, assessment quality, and clinical readiness. Topics include infection prevention and control, teaching and learning scholarship, community engaged education, role modelling, cultural competence, and the safe practitioner framework. Several studies evaluate innovative digital and immersive tools such as AR/VR, haptic simulators, virtual assessments, and digital educational systems, while others analyze barriers, motivations, and drivers in dental school training contexts across regions.

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Infection prevention and control teaching methods

Motivations, expectations, and barriers among prospective dental students

Integration of caries classification in undergraduate education

Role modelling in dental education

Removable prosthodontics education and training

Community engaged dental education and social accountability

Teaching and learning scholarship for oral pathology

Safe practitioner framework and psychosocial sub-curriculum

Digital educational systems in preclinical training

| How to teach medical and dental students about infection prevention and control? comparison of two learning methods [Accessible from the Wiley link on this page] | Eur J Dent Educ 2026; 30 (1): 4-11 | | --- | --- | | Investigating motivations, expectations, and barriers among prospective dental students [free to members on Science Direct. If you do not have a login email [library@bda.org](library@bda.org) to request one] | J Dent 2025; 163: 106184 | | Evaluating the integration of the International Caries Classification and Management System in undergraduate dental education: insights from staff and students [Log in to the BDA home page and follow the link to the BDJ to access] | BDJ 2025; 239 (9): 639-646 | | The impact of role modelling in dental education [Log in to the BDA homepage and follow the link to the BDJ to access] | BDJ 2025; 239 (9): 610-611 | | Removable prosthodontics education and experience in the United Kingdom, from undergraduate to foundation training | BDJ 2025; 239 (7): 486-494 | | The role of community engaged dental education in producing socially accountable graduates in the context of the General Dental Council's Safe Practitioner Framework [Log in to the BDA home page and follow the link to the BDJ to access] | BDJ 2025; 239 (6): 417-422 | | A scholarship of teaching and learning approach for the oral pathology dental curriculum [Log in to the BDA home page and follow the link to the BDJ to access] | BDJ 2025; 239 (4): 274-278 | | The safe practitioner framework: an imperative to incorporate a psychosocial sub-curriculum into dental education | BDJ 2025; 238 (6): 403-407 | | Effectiveness of a digital educational system on the learners’ performance in preclinical fixed prosthodontic training | BDJ Open 2025; 11: 54 | | Overview of statistics teaching within undergraduate programmes in UK and Ireland dental schools | BDJ (2025) . [https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-)[ ](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-)[024-8232-8](024-8232-8) | | Embedding cultural competence in dental education [Log in to the BDA homepage and follow the link to the BDJ to access] | BDJ 2025; 238(2): 86-89 | | The role of soft skills in dental education: challenges and importance | Eur J Dent 2024; online 10 Dec 10.1055/s-0044-1791938 | | Student perspectives of access to surgery under general anaesthetic in the undergraduate dental curriculum | Oral Surg 2024; online 26 Nov [doi.org/10.1111/ors.12942](doi.org/10.1111/ors.12942) | | Development of a dynamic clinical assessment for finals | BDJ 2024; 237(10): 795-800 | | Current practice, barriers and drivers to embedding environmental sustainability in undergraduate dental schools in the UK and Ireland | BDJ 2024; 237(9): 723-728 | | Application of emerging teaching models in dental education: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Int Dent J 2024; 74 (6): 1185-96 | | The virtual assessment in dental education: A narrative review | J Dent Sci 2024; online 28 Oct doi | | 10.1016/j.jds.2024.10.012 | | | --- | --- | | The use of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in dental surgery education and practice: A narrative review | J Dent Sci 2024; online 28 Oct doi 10.1016/j.jds.2024.10.011 | | What are the public health benefits of community-based education in | BDJ (2024) . | |
dentistry? A scoping review | [https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-)[ ](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-)[024-7908-4](024-7908-4) | | Co-creation: a collaborative odyssey in dental education with students at the helm | BDJ 2024; 237(6): 489-493 | | An integrated curriculum for dentists and dental therapists in Liverpool [Log into the BDA home page and follow the link to the BDJ to access] | BDJ 2024; 237(3): 167-170 | | Chairside learning on undergraduate clinics: general dental and human disease themes | BDJ 2024; 237(3): 212-216 | | Challenges and opportunities in preparing dentists for primary care [free to
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FAQs

What teaching topics are covered in the dentistry education studies?

The document includes infection prevention and control, role modelling, cultural competence, community engaged education, and frameworks such as the safe practitioner model, alongside specialized areas like oral pathology and prosthodontics training.

Which assessment approaches are discussed?

It covers dynamic clinical assessment for finals and a virtual assessment approach through narrative and review perspectives, alongside studies evaluating learner performance in preclinical settings.

How do digital and immersive technologies feature in the research?

Multiple studies evaluate digital educational systems and immersive learning, including AR/VR use in dental surgery education, haptic simulators, and virtual learning or assessment tools to enhance training effectiveness.

Sep 2, 2026

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