ADEE ADEA IFDEA (SEAADE) EJDE

Professor Fons Plasschaert

One of 45 EU Thematic Network Projects (TNPs) designed to assist each other and share ideas

innovations and best practices.(EU Directorate - Education and Culture)

ADEEADEAIFDEA(SEAADE)EJDE

In association with:

1997 - 2000

2000 - 2003

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• BudgetBudget

DentEdDentEd (1997 – 2000) (1997 – 2000)

€€370,000 direct funding from EU370,000 direct funding from EU

€€500,000 indirect costs500,000 indirect costs

DentEdEvolves (2000 – 2003)DentEdEvolves (2000 – 2003)

€€750,000 direct funding from EU750,000 direct funding from EU

€€300,000 corporate sponsors300,000 corporate sponsors

>€1,500,000 indirect costs>€1,500,000 indirect costs


Aims & ObjectivesAims & Objectives

• Establish a Thematic Network • Encourage better understanding • Promote higher standards and quality assurance • Assist each other in a European context of development • Share, exchange and debate different educational

approaches • Maximize our combined intellectual resources • Provide an electronic bulletin board for exchange of

information • Promote best practices in European dental education

and research


www.dented.orgwww.dented.org


Prague 2001Prague 2001

A global congress on Dental EducationA global congress on Dental Education


Prague 2001 report in EJDE

in special supplement Nov. 2002

Available free of charge onlineSee link at http://adee.dental.tcd.ieAvailable free of charge onlineSee link at http://adee.dental.tcd.ie


DentEd IIIOctober 2004-Oct.2007

650.540 Euro direct funding from EU2.675.730 Euro indirect costs


Taskforce I: Taskforce I: Profile and Competences for the Profile and Competences for the

New European DentistNew European Dentist

Objectives:

• To tune dental education and establish an agreed profile for the dentist based on learning units, generic and professional competences, and

• To seek agreement from European dental schools to this profile through strategic alliances within academic dentistry and the involvement of national competent authorities and national organisations.


TSKF I: Where are we nowTSKF I: Where are we now

• Profile & Compet. publ. Eur J Dent Educ.Profile & Compet. publ. Eur J Dent Educ.• Translations ready in Finnish, French, Translations ready in Finnish, French,

German, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak & Turkish; Romanian, Russian, Slovak & Turkish; underway in Spanish, Italian, others.underway in Spanish, Italian, others.

• List of European and National Assoc., List of European and National Assoc., ministries of Health, etc. , national ministries of Health, etc. , national coordinator? coordinator?

• Review process starts in 2007, due in 2009Review process starts in 2007, due in 2009


Curriculum-ECTSCurriculum-ECTS

• Bologna Bologna – 3-5-8 model of Bachelor-Master-Doctor3-5-8 model of Bachelor-Master-Doctor

• Sectoral Directives Sectoral Directives – 5 year Undergraduate Programmes5 year Undergraduate Programmes

• ADEE - 5 Year Programmes ADEE - 5 Year Programmes – Profile - 7 domains Profile - 7 domains – Major and Supporting CompetencesMajor and Supporting Competences– 300 Credits300 Credits


TASKFORCE II – Curriculum Structure and ECTS

Objective:

• To develop an agreed approach to the application of a modularised curriculum, including ECTS, that should not impose a single curriculum or single educational approach.


Curriculum structure and ECTS, Part I

• ContentContent• 1.1. IntroductionIntroduction• 2.2. Methods of teaching and learningMethods of teaching and learning• 3.3. Assessment procedures and Assessment procedures and

performance performance criteriacriteria• 4.4. Examples of curriculum modelsExamples of curriculum models

• AppendicesAppendices


Curriculum Structure and ECTS, Part IICurriculum Structure and ECTS, Part II

• Introduction• Teaching and learning• Flexibility• Academic staff recognition and student support• Levels of teaching and learning• Tradit. teaching versus Student Directed

learning• Use of Internet and e-learning• Guidelines & Recommendations• Assessment Procedures and Performance criteria• Definitions• Guidelines & Recommendations


Common Credit System Common Credit System Across E U Across E U

•Developing mechanisms to apply Developing mechanisms to apply a common credit system across EU a common credit system across EU

•IssuesIssues

-- Different Educational methodsDifferent Educational methods

- - TransferabilityTransferability

-- Curriculum Structures varyCurriculum Structures vary

-- Level of IntegrationLevel of Integration

•Task Force work ongoingTask Force work ongoing


TSKF II: Where are we nowTSKF II: Where are we now

• Document Part I approved by General Document Part I approved by General Assembly and in print now in EJDEAssembly and in print now in EJDE

• Part II, draft document send to all > 200 Part II, draft document send to all > 200 dental schoolsdental schools

• Amendment of text in may, final document Amendment of text in may, final document send out for approval in Krakow in send out for approval in Krakow in september 2006september 2006

• To be published in EJDE in 2007To be published in EJDE in 2007


TASKFORCE III – Benchmarking and Quality

Assurance

Objective:

• To develop a quality assurance model To develop a quality assurance model for the European curricula by identifying for the European curricula by identifying and agreeing to indicators for and agreeing to indicators for benchmarkingbenchmarking.

• Draft document send out to > dental schoolsDraft document send out to > dental schools• Due for approval by GA in KrakowDue for approval by GA in Krakow


TASKFORCE IV – GLOBAL CONGRESS

Objectives:• To establish a global network in dental education in

collaboration with all continental dental education associations and IFDEA

• The Global Congress will be held in Dublin in 2007 • This taskforce will manage preparations and prepare a

submission to Erasmus Mundus to assist funding for delegates from non-EU countries with emerging economies and poverty.

• Programme readyProgramme ready• Speakers engagedSpeakers engaged• Dublin Casttle ADEE/DentEd sept 4-8, 2007Dublin Casttle ADEE/DentEd sept 4-8, 2007


TASKFORCE V – CREATION OF PERMANENT OFFICE IN DUBLIN

Objective:

To establish a sustainable permanent office in Dublin that will carry the project after EU funding has ceased. This office will be funded by joining DentEd to ADEE and will be made financially viable from subscriptions from member organisations.

•Objective realised !


TASKFORCE VI – DENTAL STUDENTS’ AFFAIRS

OBJECTIVE:OBJECTIVE:

To maximise the relationship between To maximise the relationship between DentEd, ADEE and EDSA and to DentEd, ADEE and EDSA and to obtain student input and feedback on obtain student input and feedback on the profile and competences the profile and competences document, the ECTS and curriculum document, the ECTS and curriculum structure document, and to participate structure document, and to participate in Taskforce III – benchmarking and in Taskforce III – benchmarking and quality assurancequality assurance.


Websites:

http://dented.learnonline.ie/

http://adee.dental.tcd.ie/

http://dented.learnonline.ie/

http://adee.dental.tcd.ie/

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