From “Assessment” to “Entrustment” to "Readiness for Practice”: The ADEA Compendium – EPA Framework for Assessment of Competency

Recorded On: 06/30/2023

Description:

ADEA has been advancing the idea among its member schools and programs in developing a uniform approach toward demonstrating and documenting competency. The ADEA Compendium concept and more recently EPAs (entrustable professional activities) operationalize competency-based education. The EPA framework supports a more holistic assessment of competency and intentionally measures entrustment, a function of trustworthiness and observed independence. Members of the ADEA Compendium and EPA Workgroups will present the development of Core EPAs and the mechanisms critical to implementing EPAs into the assessment of readiness for practice upon graduation from dental school.

Learning Objectives:

• Identity the relationship among Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs), competencies, Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) and patient outcomes as well as Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) standards.

• Discuss the critical elements of assessment of readiness to practice including multiple assessments, over time with multiple evaluators in a progression to independence and entrustment.

Original Release Date: June 30, 2023

Expiration Date: June 30, 2026

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Disclaimer

The purpose of this presentation is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional care and is not intended for use for the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this presentation express their own experience, opinions and conclusions. Guest statements do not express the viewpoint of ADEA. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity or therapy should not be construed as an ADEA endorsement.

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All speakers agree that neither they nor members of their immediate family have any financial relationships with commercial entities that may be relevant to their presentation.

Phillip Marucha, D.M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Periodontology

Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry

Phil is a Professor of Periodontology at the OHSU School of Dentistry since 2020. He served as Faculty of Periodontics at The Ohio State University (1990-2003), Chair of Periodontics and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago (2003-2013), and Dean at OHSU School of Dentistry (2013-2020). In addition to his involvement in dental education for 35 years, he has also been an active basic/clinical researcher. Most recently, he has served as the co-chair of the ADEA Compendium EPA Workgroup.

Speaker agrees that neither they nor members of their immediate family have any financial relationships with commercial entities that may be relevant to their presentation.

Theodora E. Danciu, D.M.D., D.M.Sc.

University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Dr. Theodora Danciu, an oral and maxillofacial pathologist and Clinical Professor at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has over 20 years of experience in academic dentistry. She completed her undergraduate studies in mathematics at UC Berkeley and obtained her DMD, DMSc, and specialty training at Harvard, followed by post-doctoral work at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School. Currently, she leads curriculum innovation and founded DETRA to advance dental education through evidence-based research and AI. Nationally, Theodora holds key leadership roles within the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), including chairing the committee on core competencies, helping design and pilot Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), and serving as Chair of the ADEA Council of Faculties. Her work is guided by a commitment to clinical excellence, impactful research and scholarship, outstanding teaching, and meaningful national leadership.

Speaker agrees that neither they nor members of their immediate family have any financial relationships with commercial entities that may be relevant to their presentation.

Rocio Quinonez, D.M.D., M.S., M.P.H.

Professor and Associate Dean for Curriculum

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry

Rocio Quinonez is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentist and Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. She holds joint appointments in the Division of Pediatric Dentistry/Public Health and the Department of Pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine. She served as Predoctoral Program Director in Pediatric Dentistry from 2007-2017. In 2018, she became the Associate Dean for Educational Leadership and Innovation at UNC and was charged to lead a new dental curriculum for the Adams School of Dentistry. Her current role transitioned to Associate Dean for Curriculum to better reflect the new program’s implementation. She has authored over 100 peer reviewed manuscripts and book chapters and is the recipient of the American Academy of Pediatrics National Oral Health Service Award, the Charles Craig National Teaching Award, and the UNC Dental Alumni Outstanding Lifetime Service Award. She practices at the Adams School of Dentistry and is an active member of UNC Health medical staff.

Speaker agrees that neither they nor members of their immediate family have any financial relationships with commercial entities that may be relevant to their presentation.