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

Questions? Contact learn@adea.org

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.

CE Information

The American Dental Education Association is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. 

An evaluation form is available to participants after the conclusion of the live webinar. To earn continuing education (CE) credit for participation in the webinar, the online evaluation must be completed in full by July, 2026. After completing the evaluation, webinar participants can print and save the CE Verification Form.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

The American Dental Education Association designates this activity for 0.50 continuing education credit.

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.