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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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Active involvement in dental education and the way to meaningful knowledge: The viewpoint of a dental educator
Abubaker Qutieshat
Department of Adult Restorative Dentistry, Oman Dental College, Muscat, Oman; Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
Correspondence Address:
Abubaker Qutieshat
Department of Adult Restorative Dentistry, Oman Dental College, Muscat; Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland
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DOI: 10.4103/jdrr.jdrr_70_22
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While learning in clinical dental practice is a rich, complex phenomenon with the goal of producing a clinically capable dentist, dental education is based on the premise that students can develop into professionals. This short communication focuses on two of the main principles of learning: meaningful knowledge and active learning, as both are key precursors to other higher-level learning activities and have relatively straightforward and well-understood underpinning theories. This work also makes a number of assumptions to make clinical dental teaching more effective. The present work highlights that the underlying purpose of dental education goes beyond imparting knowledge, skills, and attitudes; it is also about developing a sense of identity. The dental curriculum must prepare students for the roles they will occupy in the future and guide them to become well-rounded clinicians as well as lifelong learners.
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