Abstract
This study addresses the theoretical and practical knowledge gap concerning traumatic dental injuries (TDI) within the medical education curriculum and among medical practitioners. The significance of addressing this gap is heightened by the fact that many TDI cases present to hospital emergency departments, where physicians often lack sufficient knowledge and experience in TDI management. Studies indicate significant deficiencies in educational programs in this regard, which consequently limit the capacity for emergency intervention. Therefore, the authors propose the integration of dental trauma education into the medical curriculum, expanding it to encompass both theoretical knowledge and practical applications. Diversified teaching methodologies are recommended to transmit this topic to medical students, including simulation-based learning, online courses, and interdisciplinary collaborations. It is believed that these approaches will increase students’ learning effectiveness and enable them to make more competent interventions in emergencies. As a result, integrating dental trauma education into the medical curriculum is expected to improve the quality of patient care in emergency medicine by enhancing clinicians’ clinical skills. The need for integrating this topic into the curriculum underscores the necessity of enriching medical education with a multidisciplinary approach.
Cite this article as: İpek B. Is it necessary to incorporate traumatic dental injury course into the medical education curriculum: a systematic review. Essent Dent. 2024;3(3):106-113.