Journal of Advances in Education Research

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DOI: 10.22606/jaer.2019.44002

• Bergen Pak
  Department of Conservative Dentistry, Center for Dentistry and Oral Medicine Carolinum Dentistry University Institute gGmbH Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Lukas Seifert
  Department of Oral, Cranio and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Silvia Brandt
  Department of Prosthodontics, Center for Dentistry and Oral Medicine Carolinum Dentistry University Institute gGmbH of the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Danielle van Rijt
  Department of Prosthodontics, Center for Dentistry and Oral Medicine Carolinum Dentistry University Institute gGmbH of the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Beate Schacher
  Department of Periodontology, Center for Dentistry and Oral Medicine Carolinum Dentistry University Institute gGmbH of the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Alexander Uhse
  Department of Orthodontics, Center for Dentistry and Oral Medicine Carolinum Dentistry University Institute gGmbH of the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Karina Obreja
  Department of Oral Surgery and Implantology, Center for Dentistry and Oral Medicine Carolinum Dentistry University Institute gGmbH of the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Puria Parvini
  Department of Oral Surgery and Implantology, Center for Dentistry and Oral Medicine Carolinum Dentistry University Institute gGmbH of the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Susanne Gerhardt-Szep
  Department of Conservative Dentistry, Center for Dentistry and Oral Medicine Carolinum Dentistry University Institute gGmbH Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Sebastian Voss^*
  Department of Oral, Cranio and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Background: Despite consistent demands, examples of interdisciplinary and evidencebased curricula are rare in dentistry. To address this, the following pilot study describes the conception of an interdisciplinary curriculum on the topic of tooth extraction (TE) vs. tooth preservation (TP). Methods: Based on the German National Learning Objective Catalog on Dentistry, 1408, learning objectives were analyzed, and an interdisciplinary lecture series on TE vs. TP was conceived and conducted. Students’ knowledge increase was measured using self-assessment questionnaires on a 6-step Likert scale (from 1 = very good to 6 = insufficient) and by structured evaluation. Results: Overall, the students rated their theoretical knowledge significantly better (p < 0.001) and the pilot course was evaluated “well” to “very well” by the students in terms of didactics, relevance, extent, and involvement. Discussion: The pilot course allowed students to choose between tooth extraction and tooth preservation based on an evidence-based and interdisciplinary assessment.

Dental education, interdisciplinary learning, evidence-based dentistry

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