Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patient-based comprehensive model in the student teaching practice at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) as a result of the case completion curriculum. The patient-centered assessment system was implemented in 2009 as a clinical reform in clinical education to redirect predoctoral clinical learning from a student requirement-driven assessment system to a patient-centered treatment delivery model. The sample for the 10-year retrospective cohort study consisted of the graduating classes of 2010 through 2019 at HSDM and all data regarding case completion and student feedback were obtained from the Office of Dental Education. The average number of completed cases by the predoctoral graduating class has risen from 22.8 in 2010 to 33.26 in 2019, and as a result, the number of completed cases required for graduation has been adjusted twice, from 15 to 20 in 2012, and from 20 to 25 including two pediatric cases in 2018. The redesigned clinical component of the curriculum can contribute to improved efforts in providing a patient-based comprehensive care environment and in helping broaden student learning experience in the predoctoral dental education program.
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