PA-014 - Raising the Bar of Assessing Students—The OSCE Way!

According to the Commission on Dental Accreditation standard 2-23, graduates must be competent in problem-solving strategies related to comprehensive patient care and management of patients.  The United States dental hygiene boards utilize the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) to test if the students possess the skills to practice entry-level dental hygiene care safely. Educators are expected to promote critical thinking strategies in their teaching, but many lack pedagogical and teaching experience. This interactive workshop will provide tools, strategies, and direction for the educators to apply the OSCE to the dental hygiene institution to evaluate student’s learning outcomes.