Contenidos mínimos de cariología e indicadores de aplicación clínica en el currículo de pregrado para las escuelas dentales chilenas

The objective:

was to define the minimum contents and their indicators of clinical application in the cariology curriculum for the Chilean Dental Schools.

Methodology:

Based on the 5 international curricular domains, a document defining the contents and indicators of clinical application for the teaching of cariology in Chile was elaborated. Later, cariology professors from 20 out of the 21 Chilean Dentistry Schools (95%) met to review, feedback and elaborate the final document, called “List of minimum contents and indicators of clinical application” in cariology for undergraduate dentistry students in Chile.

Results:

Twenty-three contents and 31 indicators of clinical application for the teaching of cariology were agreed upon. The amount of contents and indicators separated by domain respectively were: basic knowledge: 5 and 7; risk/detection and diagnosis: 6 and 6; decision making/non-operative preventive management: 5 and 5; decision of operative treatment: 4 and 9 and evidence-based cariology: 3 and 4.

Conclusions:

The minimum contents for each domain and its clinical application indicators for the teaching of cariology in Chile were defined.