Galvin Sim Siang Lin

Defining specialised expertise in dental education

Dental education is a broad, multifaceted, and interdisciplinary scholarly field encompassing key domains, including curriculum design, teaching and learning, assessment, leadership, programme evaluation, and educational research. However, the definition of expertise in dental ed...

If We Don't Define It, We Can't Evaluate It: Competency Frameworks for Assessing Dental Educators’ Performance in Academic Roles

ABSTRACT Dental educators are increasingly expected to undertake complex roles extending beyond clinical teaching, including curriculum design, assessment, leadership, and scholarship. However, competence as a dental educator remains poorly defined and inconsistently evaluated. C...