PA-016 - Self-assessment Strategies and Clinical Competence in Dental Hygiene Education

Self-assessment is inherent within life-long learning for dental health care professionals.  It is imperative for dental health education to foster self-assessment skills throughout the curriculum as students move from novice to clinical competence. These strategies allow for best practices for engaging students in the learning process and developing the ability to critically evaluate their performance. Participants will learn about techniques for incorporating self-assessment into the curriculum and the effects of self-assessment strategies on clinical competence in technical skill development in accordance with accreditation standards. The use of technology to further enhance self-assessment for tech-savvy students will be detailed.