Innovations and Best Practices. A concept for the curriculum with a focus on the students learning as one main principle • Empowering of the students in many ways and in different settings • The holistic view with a health orientation • Contextual learning based on an educational rationale with inter-disciplinary integration, an experiential continuum and meaning-making • Clinical learning experiences from the very first year and the evidence-based approach throughout the curriculum including the clinical settings • Assessment and different assessment methods with students self-assessment as an integral part of their competence development
Innovations and Best Practices. A wider utilization of newly obtained teaching moulds and models (body sections, the structures of the muscles and viscera, the middle and inner ear, the regions of the head, etc) in explaining the study material; utilization of computerized tomography, ultrasonography, x-ray contrast pictures and other imaging material. Open discussion of the new study programmes and specific feature of the regulations; improving of examination methods.
Innovations and Best Practices. At the end of the academic year students are asked to evaluate anonymously in a standarized questionary the relevance of the programme, as well as methods and quality of teaching. The results are analysed to ensure the deficiencies are rectified at the earliest possible opportunity. The questionnary is a part of evaluation of teaching organized by Xxxx’x office, concerning all subjects included in the curriculum. Computer-based presentations will be introduced as an additional visual aid for lectures. Students will have the opportunity to improve their self-learning by getting access to student-oriented histology software in the newly created Laboratory of Medical Education, belonging to the Department of Histology.
Innovations and Best Practices. Changes in the curriculum are now being implemented and a separate computer course will be given to first-year dental students, allowing us to devote more time to teaching biostatistics and more advanced use of computers. We plan to develop closer interaction between dental disciplines and the content of our courses. The new location of the Dental School and its computerisation should ensure closer links.
Innovations and Best Practices. Department has two well equipped classes for social health studies. New textbook in social health was published in 1999.
Innovations and Best Practices. Exposure to realistic clinical situations in paediatric dentistry during a three semester period. Clinical discussions lead by teachers during clinical study groups, which comprise one hour of the four in each clinical session. Possibilities to join the work at the staff specialist clinic for special treatments like nitrous oxide sedation and full fixed orthodontic appliance treatments.
Innovations and Best Practices. Introducing of new forms of teaching.
Innovations and Best Practices. Introduction of the international TEMPUS project “Modern programme of teaching physiology”.
Innovations and Best Practices. New methods of teaching (case methods) are used.
Innovations and Best Practices. No innovations due to insufficient budget.
