The dental graduate should have achieved the following competencies:
1. Adopt and Employ Professional Attitudes and Standards / Values by:
Advocating for change
Communicating effectively with a range of audiences, e.g. professional, policymaking bodies, community and patient
Providing dental care in a contemporary ethical and legal environment
Displaying integrity in all aspects of professional life
Applying a wide understanding of social, political and cultural perspectives to inform practice
2. Effectively Manage Community‐Based Oral Health by:
Having a vision of oral health in the wider community
Being informed by a preventive approach to management
Engaging in promotion of oral health as it relates to general health
Demonstrating a commitment to optimizing their own oral health.
3. Effectively Manage Individual Patient Care By:
Using an evidenced‐based approach to provide holistic management
Acting as an advocate for patients
Providing a broad range of dental interventions
Having expertise in diagnosis, treatment planning and dental care in the long term
Integrating and applying an understanding of basic, clinical, behavioral and social science concepts to inform practice.
4. Effectively Manage a Dental Team by:
Working effectively as a team member of an integrated dental team and interprofessional teams
Managing self, resources and people within the constraints of the practice context
Utilizing information technology for communication, patient and practice management.
5. Engage in Self‐Directed Life‐Long Learning By:
Using reflection and critical self‐assessment to inform evidence‐based practice
Accessing the most current information and research, critically evaluating it individually and in collaboration
Using up‐to‐date learning technologies
Monitoring social and economic trends and considering their implications for practice
Recognizing the need for further education and undertaking appropriate courses as necessary.