Dental education: trends and assumptions for the 21st century
Sinkford, J.C.
Journal of the National Medical Association 79(2): 227-231
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0027-9684 PMID: 3560255 Document Number: 289892
Dental educational institutions, as components of university systems, must develop strategic plans for program development, resource allocation, evaluation, and continued financial support. This dynamic process will be accomplished in a competitive academic arena where program excellence and program relevance are key issues in the game of survival. This article focuses on issues and trends that form the basis for planning assumptions and initiatives into the next decade and into the 21st century. This is our challenge, this is our mission if we are to be catalysts for change in the future.