Dental education - teaching and learning.pptx

Dental education and its reforms

1. Research in Dental education

2. Findings The teaching of the pre-clinical subjects was not organized in an atmosphere of research. The number of teachers in most of the medical” colleges were totally inadequate in comparison with the number of students. There was a lack of library "and laboratory facilities in colleges. There was need for more efficient supervision and control of academic standards in medical colleges by the Universities concerned.

3. There were few facilities for post-graduate education in the different medical colleges and even essential facilities for adequate instruction did not exist. No special provision existed in the Universities for the training of teachers

4. There were very few Dental Colleges and even these had insufficient accommodation, equipment and staff. Hardly any facilities existed for postgraduate training in dentistry. Training schools for nurses were not of a uniform standard. The accommodation provided for pupil nurses was unsatisfactory and living conditions were deplorable.

5. Medical research received little attention in medical colleges except in a few extraordinary cases. The authorities responsible for staffing and financing the medical colleges were not always aware of the importance of research in relation to the achievement of a high standard of teaching and the development of a correct attitude of mind in the student