Guidelines for innovation in dental education during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Guang Hong; Tsai-Yu Chang; Andrew Terry; Supachai Chuenjitwongsa; Young-Seok Park; James K. Tsoi; M. F. Lindawati S. Kusdhany; Hiroshi Egusa; Satoru Yamada; Jae-Sung Kwon; Liang-Lin Seow; Ma. Cristina A. G. Garcia; Mun-Loke Wong; Prim Auychai; Ming-Lun Hsu

doi:10.2334/josnusd.20-0399

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Guidelines for innovation in dental education during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Guang Hong, Tsai-Yu Chang, Andrew Terry, Supachai Chuenjitwongsa, Young-Seok Park, James K. Tsoi, M. F. Lindawati S. Kusdhany, Hiroshi Egusa, Satoru Yamada, Jae-Sung Kwon, Liang-Lin Seow, Ma. Cristina A. G. Garcia, Mun-Loke Wong, Prim Auychai, Ming-Lun Hsu

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Guang Hong
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
Division for Globalization Initiative, Liaison Center for Innovative Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry
Tsai-Yu Chang
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University
Andrew Terry
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
Academic Simulation Clinic Coordinator, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Supachai Chuenjitwongsa
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
Department of Biochemistry, Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Dentistry
Young-Seok Park
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
Department of Anatomy, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University
James K. Tsoi
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
Division of Applied Oral Sciences & Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong
M. F. Lindawati S. Kusdhany
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University Indonesia
Hiroshi Egusa
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
Division of Molecular and Regenerative Prosthodontics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry
Satoru Yamada
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
Division of Periodontology and Endodontology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry
Jae-Sung Kwon
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
Department and Research Institute of Dental Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Yonsei University College of Dentistry
Liang-Lin Seow
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
Division of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, International Medical University
Ma. Cristina A. G. Garcia
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Manila Central University
Mun-Loke Wong
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
Discipline of Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry, National University of Singapore
Prim Auychai
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University
Ming-Lun Hsu
Committee for Guideline Development of Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific
School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University

Keywords: COVID-19, dental education, guideline

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2021 Volume 63 Issue 1 Pages 107-110

DOI https://doi.org/10.2334/josnusd.20-0399

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Abstract

During the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, dental education and training requiring face-to-face interaction must prioritize infection prevention and the safety of students, staff, and patients. In July 2020, the Association for Dental Education, Asia Pacific (ADEAP) published safety guidelines for safe dental education during the COVID-19 pandemic. These guidelines summarize ADEAP recommendations for classroom-based courses, reopening of simulated training courses and dental clinics, and provision of clinical skills training courses in dentistry during the COIVID-19 pandemic. They have been formulated to ensure the safety of students and teaching staff, dental auxiliary staff, and patients. However, the present guidelines are considered appropriate only when the number of COVID-19 epidemic cases has been significantly reduced, i.e. when the epidemiological curve has flattened in the area concerned. The criteria for lifting restrictions on activities should be consistent with relevant jurisdictional guidelines.

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