Clinical Practice in the Public Dental Health Service

Aim:

Clinical practice in the public dental health service will prepare the candidate for the professional life and facilitate the transition from being a student to practicing as a dentist.

Content:

Through teaching in clinical disciplines and community dentistry, as well as experiences, observations, reflections and conversations during clinical practice, the students will gain increased understanding of:

• how the dental health service (public and private) is organised and functions.
• the issues faced by t patients and various types of dental personnel.

After having completed "Praksisstudiet" internship, the student has the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge:

The student:

• has a certain knowledge of most types of dental health services (public and private).
• has insight into the organisation, administration, financing and running of the dental service (public and private).

Skills:

The student:

• describes and understands the problems encountered by both patients and dental health personnel.
• recognises the importance of a preventive dental care..
• Identifies and understands the need for efficient communication with patients, auxiliary personnel, colleagues and other collaborators (including teamwork).

General competence:

Through "Praksisstudiet" internship, the student demonstrates ability to observe and critical evaluate.