A scoping review of geriatric dentistry curricula identified 42 eligible studies from 1403 records and organized them into four major curricular categories¶
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q3 i? Systematic database searching and screening yielded 42 included studies, and thematic synthesis identified four major categories of geriatric dentistry curricula. → Kim Junhewk 2026
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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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PRISMA-ScR-guided scoping review searching Ovid-MEDLINE, Ovid-EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library. The article reports that "leaving 42 studies for final qualitative analysis" after full-text screening, with thematic synthesis producing four curricular categories.
"In total, 1403 articles were identified through the initial database search after duplicate removal. Following title and abstract screening, 162 articles were selected for full-text review. Of these, 120 were excluded based on eligibility criteria, leaving 42 studies for final qualitative analysis."
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Related Claims¶
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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 — related
- Only 112 of 306 studies were potentially suitable for meta-analysis, with most excluded for design and reporting inadequacies — related
- 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
- 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 — related
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