J Korean Acad Oral Health.  2018 Dec;42(4):187-198. 10.11149/jkaoh.2018.42.4.187.

Development of practical curriculum for dental coordinator based on DACUM

• Cho HE
• Choi CH

• KMID: 2430541
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11149/jkaoh.2018.42.4.187

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to analyze the duties of dental coordinators using the DACUM technique and to develop a practical training course for dental coordinators based on the results.
METHODS
The curricula for clinic coordinators across 20 educational institutions were analyzed. A board of DACUM specialists was assembled to analyze the role of dental coordinators and to develop a practical curriculum.
RESULTS
First, after analysis, we selected 8 duties and 34 tasks that should comprise the role of a dental coordinator, and the number of major tasks was 21. Second, the educational program for dental coordinators developed in this study consisted of a total of 60 hours, including 42 hours of lecture and 18 hours of practice. A pre-requisite curriculum and a final curriculum were developed, and the detailed educational contents and supplies were outlined for each subject. Third, after comparing it with the existing clinic coordinator curricula from 20 educational institutions, the curriculum based on DACUM contained 11 additional fields.
CONCLUSIONS
This study developed a more specialized, detailed, and practical dental coordinator curriculum based on DACUM. It is expected that more dental coordinators could be trained more professionally with this curriculum, and it could lead to further improvement of the curriculum.

Keyword

DACUM; Dental coordinator; Duties; Practical curriculum; Task

MeSH Terms

Curriculum*
Equipment and Supplies
Specialization

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  Fig. 1 Job model based on job analysis of dental coordinator.

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