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  1. A guide to critical thinking: implications for dental education

    Abstract. Critical thinking is a key element of complex problem-solving and professional behaviour, which is a desirable skill for dental professionals. However, critical thinking is poorly ...

  2. A guide to critical thinking: implications for dental education

    Abstract. Critical thinking is a key element of complex problem-solving and professional behaviour, which is a desirable skill for dental professionals. However, critical thinking is poorly defined in the clinical environment. Current research indicates the answers to critical thinking lie in educational theory, but the answer may be, instead ...

  3. Critical Thinking: How Dental Professionals Can Reboot Thought Patterns

    Critical thinking is imperative when treating dental patients, from deciding on the right treatment to managing and/or preventing a medical emergency in the office. Becoming complacent is easy to do when doing the same tasks daily; however, this is also how mistakes are made. This could set you, your patient, and/or your practice owner up for ...

  4. Critical-thinking skills

    I would like to applaud Dr. David C. Johnsen and Dr. Michael Glick's September JADA editorial, "The Future Is Not Ours to See, but There Is Always Critical Thinking" (JADA. 2016;147[9]:693-695). I would like to add certain lessons, though, regarding critical thinking in dental practice in India. The dental professionals in India use soft skills such as positive attitude, self-confidence ...

  5. Two critical thinking models—probing questions and conceptualization

    1.1 Context for critical thinking learning methodology. Critical thinking is widely viewed as essential for the practice of dentistry, 16 yet learning outcomes for critical thinking are sparse as a basis for learning guidance and performance assessment. The education literature has concepts that can be applied to dental faculty. 17-19 A general concept is that the more critical thinking ...

  6. Critical Thinking and Reasoning: The Key to Achieving Long-term

    Educators, too, have an equal responsibility to help dental students refine their critical thinking and reasoning skills. New graduates must develop the ability to convert the information accumulated from textbooks and lecturers through self assessment and reflection and inferential decision making as they confront new problems and developments ...

  7. Artificial intelligence to develop outcomes for critical thinking: A

    Dental education faces similar challenges in articulating learning outcomes, learning guides, performance assessments for different perspectives on critical thinking, including ethics, treatment planning, risk assessment for caries, periodontitis and Geriatrics, Interprofessional Practice, Evidence-based Dentistry, social responsibility ...

  8. Assessment of Critical Thinking in a First-Year Dental Curriculum

    In summary, students agreed on the importance of critical thinking in dental education, and on the criteria by which the incorporation of critical thinking should be measured in didactic and pre-clinical courses. Keywords: Critical thinking, ... Dental Practice Readiness Curriculum (DPRC1624) 26. From the following, rank the top five courses ...

  9. PDF Assessment of Critical Thinking Skills in Dental and Allied Dental

    Critical Thinking-Graduates must be competent to: 1.1 Evaluate and integrate emerging trends in health care as appropriate. 1.2 Utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills. 1.3 Evaluate and integrate best research outcomes with clinical expertise and patient values for evidence-based practice.

  10. Clinical decision making in the era of evidence-based dentistry

    A priority for the education and practice communities is for improved methodology in critical thinking, including EBD. Patient factors. With ready access to the internet and social media, patients are exposed to excessive, noncurated, and sometimes unreliable and misleading medical information. ... and the solo dental practices in the United ...

  11. PDF Exploration of Critical Thinking in Dental Hygiene Education

    critical thinking.7,8,10,24 As a result, it is difficult to chart a course for such change in dental hygiene programs without examining the current status of faculty regarding their understanding and practice of teaching critical thinking skills in their discipline. Therefore, the goal of this research was to exam-

  12. Critical Thinking Skills Toolbox for Dental Education, Revised

    PDF | On Dec 18, 2018, Linda S Behar-Horenstein published Critical Thinking Skills Toolbox for Dental Education, Revised | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

  13. Critical Thinking Disposition and Skills in Dental Students

    Critical thinking is a key element of complex problem-solving and professional behavior. An ideal critical thinking measurement instrument would be able to accurately predict which dental students are predisposed to and capable of thinking critically and applying such thinking skills to clinical situations.

  14. Critical Thinking for Dental Professionals: Tackling Complex Cases

    About This Course. This critical thinking course for dentistry professionals covers the importance of critical thinking in decision-making, cognitive biases, evidence-based dentistry, and ethical treatment planning. Exercises and case studies are included to promote a culture of critical thinking in dental practice.

  15. The Dental Professional Mindset: Are you thinking critically?

    As dental hygienists we have the opportunity to provide deliberate, well thought out treatment. We have time to plan, review, and reflect. ... take some time to try the activities. We know that critical thinking skills take practice and if we can reduce the stress enough to stop and take a cognitive time out, we allow ourselves to grow ...

  16. Critical Thinking and Assessment

    When critical thinking scores become available, researchers can explore how instructional practices or the design of the curriculum influenced outcomes. ... Currently some dental schools are participating in a study that will correlate third and fourth year dental students' critical thinking skills as measured by the CCTST with their GPAs and ...

  17. Through the looking glass: a review of the literature surrounding

    Reflective practice is a key component of policy documents for providers of undergraduate dental courses, both in the UK and further afield. 14, 15, 16 In the UK, this includes evidencing that ...

  18. A dentist's guide to reflection: a framework for use in clinical practice

    Guidance released by the General Dental Council (GDC) discusses the requirement to include an element of reflection in a CPD record. 4 The enhanced CPD scheme devised by the GDC necessitates reflection following CPD activities, acknowledging the importance of reflection in assuring patients that the dental professional is continuously learning. It also aids in shaping and constructing an ...

  19. Critical Thinking in Patient Centered Care

    EBDM and MI Research to Enhance Critical Thinking in Dental Hygiene Practice. Although the EBDM movement has advanced in a relatively short time, it is only fairly recently that EBDM has been incorporated into dental hygiene education. ... Measuring change in critical thinking skills of dental students educated in a PBL curriculum. J Dent Educ ...

  20. Exploration of Critical Thinking in Dental Hygiene Education

    Purpose: This qualitative study explores the perceptions of dental hygiene faculty regarding issues surrounding critical thinking skills integration within their associate degree dental hygiene programs. Methods: Twenty faculty participated in the study, as drawn from 11 accredited associate degree dental hygiene programs in one Midwest state. Multiple sources of data were collected, including ...

  21. Clinical reasoning pattern used in oral health problem solving

    Background Health professionals are known to use various combinations of knowledge and skills, such as critical thinking, clinical reasoning, clinical judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making, in conducting clinical practice. Clinical reasoning development is influenced by knowledge and experience, the more knowledge and experience, the more sophisticated clinical reasoning will be ...

  22. Critical thinnking

    The miniature guide to critical thinking concepts and tools. Third Edition, 2003. 2 Paul R, Elder L. Critical thinking: learn the tools the best thinkers use. Prentice Hall, 2006. 3 Wilkins EM. Clinical practice of the dental hygienist. 9 th Edition, 2005, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, pg. 7, chap.13.

  23. Critical Thinking in Patient Centered Care

    EBDM and MI Research to Enhance Critical Thinking in Dental Hygiene Practice. Although the EBDM movement has advanced in a relatively short time, it is only fairly recently that EBDM has been incorporated into dental hygiene education. Consequently, many recent graduates and practitioners who did not learn these concepts and skills in school or ...

  24. Reflections on Clinical Decision-Making in Contemporary Dental Practice

    In this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Nadanovsky et al 1 presented a critical Viewpoint on the current state of dentistry, emphasizing the trend of overdiagnosis and overtreatment in dental care. The Viewpoint argued that current dental care still largely relies on traditional practice patterns, influenced by economic pressures, professional ...

  25. Critical Thinking: A Simple Guide and Why It's Important

    Critical thinking enriches communication skills, enabling the clear and logical articulation of ideas. Whether in emails, presentations, or casual conversations, individuals adept in critical thinking exude clarity, earning appreciation for their ability to convey thoughts seamlessly. ... Practice Reflection and Self-Awareness: Engage in ...

  26. Reports of the Death of Dental Cavities Are Greatly Exaggerated

    Beyond Streptococcus mutans This whole technology is predicated on the assumption that dental caries are caused only (or, at the very least, mostly) by S. mutans. That was, after all, the accepted theory in the 1970s when Hillman got the ball rolling. Our understanding of dental caries, however, has greatly advanced in the interim.

  27. How Can Solving Sudoku and Wordle Enhance Your Critical Thinking Skills

    Practice your critical thinking skills. Instead, Rangsk recommends using puzzles as a low-stakes opportunity to practice thinking through things logically. It's an opportunity to build up your critical thinking skills for when there's more on the line than beating your high score. At the end of the day, it's all about learning.