Developing a national dental education research strategy: priorities, barriers and enablers

Rola Ajjawi; Karen L. Barton; Ashley A. Dennis; Charlotte E. Rees

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013129

Developing a national dental education research strategy: priorities, barriers and enablers

Rola Ajjawi (Lead / Corresponding author), Karen L. Barton, Ashley A. Dennis, Charlotte E. Rees

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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to identify national dental education research (DER) priorities for the next 3-5 years and to identify barriers and enablers to DER.

Setting: Scotland.

Participants: In this two-stage online questionnaire study, we collected data with multiple dental professions (eg, dentistry, dental nursing and dental hygiene) and stakeholder groups (eg, learners, clinicians, educators, managers, researchers and academics). Eighty-five participants completed the Stage 1 qualitative questionnaire and 649 participants the Stage 2 quantitative questionnaire.

Results: Eight themes were identified at Stage 1. Of the 24 DER priorities identified, the top three were: role of assessments in identifying competence; undergraduate curriculum prepares for practice and promoting teamwork. Following exploratory factor analysis, the 24 items loaded onto four factors: teamwork and professionalism, measuring and enhancing performance, dental workforce issues and curriculum integration and innovation. Barriers and enablers existed at multiple levels: individual, interpersonal, institutional structures and cultures and technology.

Conclusions: This priority setting exercise provides a necessary first step to developing a national DER strategy capturing multiple perspectives. Promoting DER requires improved resourcing alongside efforts to overcome peer stigma and lack of valuing and motivation.

Original language	English
Article number	e013129
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	BMJ Open
Volume	7
Issue number	3
Early online date	1 Mar 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013129
Publication status	Published - 29 Mar 2017

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