An overview of case-based and problem-based learning methodologies for dental education

Authors

Nader A. Nadershahi, University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of DentistryFollow
Daniel J. Bender, University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of DentistryFollow
Lynn Beck, University of the Pacific
Lucinda J. Lyon, University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of DentistryFollow
Alexander Blaseio

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Dental Education

ISSN

0022-0337

Volume

77

Issue

10

DOI

10.1002/j.0022-0337.2013.77.10.tb05603.x

First Page

1300

Last Page

1305

Publication Date

10-1-2013

Abstract

Dental education has undergone significant curriculum reform in response to the 1995 Institute of Medicine report Dental Education at the Crossroads and the series of white papers from the American Dental Education Association Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education (ADEA CCI) first published in the Journal of Dental Education and subsequently collected in a volume titled Beyond the Crossroads: Change and Innovation in Dental Education. An important element of this reform has been the introduction into academic dentistry of active learning strategies such as problem-based and case-based learning. As an aide to broadening understanding of these approaches in order to support their expansion in dental education, this article reviews the major characteristics of each approach, situates each in adult learning theory, and discusses the advantages of case-based learning in the development of a multidisciplinary, integrated predoctoral dental curriculum.

Recommended Citation

Nadershahi, N. A., Bender, D. J., Beck, L., Lyon, L. J., & Blaseio, A. (2013). An overview of case-based and problem-based learning methodologies for dental education. Journal of Dental Education, 77(10), 1300–1305. DOI: 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2013.77.10.tb05603.x
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/dugoni-facarticles/837