The project O-HEALTH EDU “Advancing Oral Health: A vision for Dental Education” was an supported by Erasmus + within the KA2 – “Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices” and KA203 – “Strategic Partnerships for higher education” programs.
It began in October 2019 and concluded in 2023. It was coordinated by the University Clermont Auvergne (France) with the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) and 9 University partners. The main objective of this project is to gain a validated and research grounded understanding of the realities of dental education within Europe.
The project is driven by three overarching objectives:
- The first is to provide a diagnosis of the current situation of dental education in Europe;
- The second is to enable a shared understanding and a common vision for the future of Oral Health Professionals' Education among all European stakeholders and policy makers;
- The last specific objective is to define priorities for a strategic vision and support changes for oral health professionals’ education in 2030.
The project generated a number of tangible output for the betterment of the Oral Health Professionals' Education community. These included:
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Intellectual Output 1: Strategic Scoping for Evaluation of Oral Health Professionals' Education, led by the University of Sheffield
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Intellectual Output 2: Publication: synopsis of the current state of Oral Health professionals' Education in Europe, led by the University of Sheffield
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Intellectual Output 3: Research protocol: evaluation of the current state of Oral Health professionals' Education in Europe, led by the Universitat De Barcelona
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Intellectual Output 4: Final survey implementation and initial analysis: evaluation of the current state of Oral Health professionals' Education in Europe, led by the Universitat De Barcelona
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Intellectual Output 5: Comprehensive report, final diagnosis on the current state of Oral Health professionals' Education in Europe, led by Riga Stradina Universitate,
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Intellectual Output 6: Fact sheets on the current state of oral health professionals' education in Europe, led by Semmelweis University
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Intellectual Output 7: Glossary of Higher oral health professionals 'Education in Europe, led by Malmo University
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Intellectual Output 8: National and European mapping of institutions providing oral health professionals' education, led by Malmo University,
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Intellectual Output 9: Guide for the public about the current state of Oral Health professionals' Education in Europe, led by Universite Paris
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Intellectual Output 10: Online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programs about the project method, for stakeholders outside
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Intellectual Output 11: Charter and educational priorities for the future of Oral Health professionals' Education in Europe, led by Universite Clermont Auvergne
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Intellectual Output 12: External analysis: case study of a process of planning curriculum changes for oral health professionals' education, led by Universite Clermont Auvergne
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Intellectual Output 13: Toolkit for planning curriculum changes for oral health professionals' education, led by Riga Stradina Universitate
These output are now hosted by ADEE on behalf of the consortium to ensure they are available via open access as is the Spirit of the Erasmus funding programme.
