Program Director Attitudes Toward Acceptance of Pediatric Dentistry Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs).

Publisher: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7909102 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1942-5473 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01641263 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pediatr Dent Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Chicago, IL : American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Original Publication: Chicago, American Academy of Pedodontics.

Pediatric Dentistry*/education ; Internship and Residency* ; Attitude of Health Personnel*; Humans ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Clinical Competence ; Patient Safety

Purpose: To acquire comments on pediatric dentistry entrustable professional activities (EPAs) from pediatric dentistry residency program directors (PDs). Methods: An electronic survey invited PDs to evaluate 16 previously developed EPAs on whether they were critical to patient safety, resident education, or both. PDs were asked to evaluate a fully developed EPA to assess structure and clarity and describe barriers to EPA. Descriptive statistics were completed. Results: Forty-one of 103 PDs completed the entire survey. Eighty-five percent (36 of 42) of PDs believed EPAs are critical to pediatric dentistry education, and 81 percent (34 of 42) believed EPAs are critical to patient safety. Eighty-one percent of PDs would likely use EPAs when available. Seventy-five percent (31 of 41) of PDs reported that they have had a resident who would have benefited from a longer duration of training. Conclusions: The majority of pediatric dentistry residency program director participants surveyed reported that entrustable professional activities are critical to patient safety and resident education. EPAs may be a valuable option for assessing residents' readiness for graduation.

Date Created: 20240426 Date Completed: 20240426 Latest Revision: 20240426

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