Fostering globally competent dental students through virtual team-working, problem-solving and person-centred multi-disciplinary care planning

Yuna Kanamori; Naoko Seki; Richard Foxton; Janelle Moross; Yuriko Komagamine; Koji Mizutani; Keiichi Hosaka; Manabu Kanazawa; Takashi Hatayama; Wataru Komada; Ikuo Yonemitsu; Masako Akiyama; Paramaporn Chiewpattanakul Kaewmanee; Nathawut Kaewsutha; Hiroshi Nitta; Noriyuki Wakabayashi; Ikuko Morio

doi:10.1016/j.jds.2022.07.004

Fostering globally competent dental students through virtual team-working, problem-solving and person-centred multi-disciplinary care planning

Yuna Kanamori, Naoko Seki^*, Richard Foxton, Janelle Moross, Yuriko Komagamine, Koji Mizutani, Keiichi Hosaka, Manabu Kanazawa, Takashi Hatayama, Wataru Komada, Ikuo Yonemitsu, Masako Akiyama, Paramaporn Chiewpattanakul Kaewmanee, Nathawut Kaewsutha, Hiroshi Nitta, Noriyuki Wakabayashi, Ikuko Morio

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Background/purpose:: Development and acquisition of communication, logical thinking, team-building, critical appraisal, critical thinking and person-centred multi-disciplinary care planning must be considered as skill sets and global core competencies for a dental professional. Therefore, an international online study course to foster undergraduate dental students’ skill sets in these areas was established and this study aimed to report the perceptions of participants. Materials and methods: An international online course consisting of three levels pertaining to the school year was delivered to dental undergraduates of Japan and Thailand from September to December in 2021. An online questionnaire survey was conducted to obtain feedback from the participants and assess the implementation of the course. Results: In total, 64 responses were obtained from students who participated in all the assigned online sessions and completed the questionnaire (a response rate of 88%). More than 95% of students from each level felt that the programme increased their motivation to study clinical dentistry, and was beneficial for their future and made them appreciate the importance of participating in international exchange. The ratio of favourable respondents was more than 90% with a 95% confidence interval. Conclusion: Fostering globally competent dental students is important and the acquisition of necessary skill sets could be enhanced through international virtual team-working, problem-solving and person-centred multi-disciplinary care planning activities. These are beneficial for undergraduate dental student training so that they graduate with a broader global perspective and an appreciation of the importance of delivering person-centred culturally sensitive dental care.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-104
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume	18
Issue number	1
Early online date	20 Jul 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jds.2022.07.004
Publication status	Published - Jan 2023

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Cultural competency
Dental education
International educational exchange
Problem solving
Surveys and questionnaire

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Kanamori, Y., Seki, N., Foxton, R., Moross, J., Komagamine, Y., Mizutani, K., Hosaka, K., Kanazawa, M., Hatayama, T., Komada, W., Yonemitsu, I., Akiyama, M., Kaewmanee, P. C., Kaewsutha, N., Nitta, H., Wakabayashi, N., & Morio, I. (2023). Fostering globally competent dental students through virtual team-working, problem-solving and person-centred multi-disciplinary care planning. Journal of Dental Sciences, 18(1), 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jds.2022.07.004

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