Reviewing and Updating BDS Curriculum– Stakeholders Views

City Dental College Journal

Assistant ProfessorSapporo Dental College, DhakaBangladesh¹  SM Salahuddin Al Azad¹  Ex-PrincipalDhaka Dental College, DhakaBangladesh¹  Zakir Hossain¹  Director, Centre for Medical EducationBangladesh¹  Fatima Parveen Chowdhury¹  LecturerMH Shamorita Medical College, DhakaBangladesh¹  Chowdhury Nasrath Munir Abeer¹  LecturerMandy Dental College, DhakaBangladesh¹  Tania Islam¹  Assistant Professor, Medical Education &Vice Principal, Mandy Dental College, DhakaBangladesh¹  Professor(Curriculum Development & Evaluation) & Course DirectorCentre for Medical EducationBangladesh¹  Abul Kashem¹  Md Humayun Kabir Talukder¹ 

关键词: Review;    update;    BDS curriculum;    stakeholders';    views;   

DOI  :  10.3329/cdcj.v10i2.16313

学科分类：口腔科学

来源: City Dental College Journal

【 摘 要 】

This descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the need for reviewing and updating the existing Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) curriculum. The study was conducted in different government and nongovernment dental colleges of Bangladesh in January to March 2013. Self-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Teachers of different levels, intern doctors and final year BDS students were included in the study. Convenient sampling was done and the sample size was 63. A total number of three focus group discussions were conducted including 65 teachers as participants. Study revealed that the course duration should be five years instead of 4 years. Organizational structures of 5 years BDS course would be as MBBS course consisting of four phases. Duration of the 1st BDS curriculum would be 1 & ½ years, 2nd phase 1 year, 3rd phase 1 year and the 4th phase would be 1 & ½ years duration. There would be four professional university examinations for four phases within the specific duration. Redistribution and renaming of the few subjects in total course were also suggested.

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