Experiential learning in authentic clinical environments (community engagement, home visits, outreach rotations) was reported to produce the greatest positive impact on student attitudes, confidence, and perceived competence, but is the most resource-intensive¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-31 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across reviewed teaching-method studies, experiential learning in authentic clinical environments was "consistently reported to produce the greatest positive impact on students’ attitudes, confidence, and perceived competence" while remaining the most resource-intensive and logistically challenging to implement. → Kim Junhewk 2026

Evidence¶

Kim Junhewk 2026¶

Kim Junhewk, Kim So Yeon, Jung Hoi-In, Kang Jeong-Hyun. (2026). A competency-based curriculum for geriatric dentistry in undergraduate and postgraduate education : a scoping review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09625-6

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The review's cross-study synthesis of 10 teaching-and-learning-method studies categorizes reported methods into three pedagogical approaches and characterizes experiential clinical learning as most impactful yet most demanding to implement.

"experiential learning in authentic clinical environments, such as community engagement, home visits, and outreach rotations, which were consistently reported to produce the greatest positive impact on students’ attitudes, confidence, and perceived competence, but remain the most resource-intensive and logistically challenging to implement"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Self-Efficacy — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Instructors perceive that experiential learning cultivates enjoyment, satisfaction, and self-confidence through peer and community engagement (beauty) — related
• Students perceive that interacting with others in experiential learning fosters empathy and a sense of community by enhancing perspective-taking (beauty) — related
• Service-learning within integrated projects is associated with improvements in students' self-efficacy, self-esteem, social responsibility, and community participation — related
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• Geriatric dentistry has been increasingly recognized as a distinct educational domain separate from special care dentistry since the mid-2010s, but curricular implementation remains heterogeneous — a broader claim this one bears on
• Postgraduate geriatric dentistry training availability varies substantially across regions: about 30% of European schools, 6.9% of Latin American schools, and 69% of US dental schools — related
• A scoping review of geriatric dentistry curricula identified 42 eligible studies from 1403 records and organized them into four major curricular categories — related
• The review finds flipped learning, PBL, gamification, and collaborative learning adapted to digital environments produced positive effects on motivation, participation, and transversal competences — related