The oral ecosystem : implications for education

Harald M. Eriksen; Vladimir Dimitrov; M. Rohlin; K. Petersson; G. SvensÃƒÂ¤ter

The oral ecosystem : implications for education

Harald M. Eriksen, Vladimir Dimitrov, M. Rohlin, K. Petersson, G. SvensÃƒÂ¤ter

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Abstract

We propose a model that is applicable to oral health education. The model describes the oral cavity in a complexity-based ecological context. This concept includes the premise that factors from different organisational levels (biological, individual, community, society) interact in a complex way with the potential to ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“stressÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ the ecosystem and thereby provoke changes. This mode of action complies with the understanding of the oral cavity as a complex adaptive system. An ecological model is actively used in the undergraduate problem-based curriculum at the Faculty of Odontology, MalmÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ†'ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â¶ University, Sweden and has recently been applied as a conceptual basis for the new dental curriculum being established at the University of TromsÃƒÆ’Ã†'Ãƒ"šÃ†'ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒ"šÃ‚Â¸ in Northern Norway. The purpose is to encourage and promote an ecological, health-oriented view and to stimulate reflections on premises for oral health and diseases in an integrated context.

Original language	English
Journal	European Journal of Dental Education
Publication status	Published - 2006

Keywords

Europe
dental health education
ecosystems
education, dental
oral health

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The oral ecosystem : implications for education

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