Table 1 Descriptive table of Chilean dental curriculum
Mean numbers and percentages of “categories of modules” in Chilean dental curriculum | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Traditional universities | Private universities | All dental schools | ||||
Mean no. of modules | Relative proportion in curriculum time (%) | Mean no. of modules | Relative proportion in curriculum time (%) | Mean no. of modules | Relative proportion in curriculum time (%) | |
Basic and biological sciences | 8.1 | 14 | 9.4 | 17 | 8.9 | 16 |
Medical and dental sciences | 8.2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
Humanities and social sciences | 2.7 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 |
Public health sciences | 8.5 | 10 | 4.4 | 6 | 5.9 | 7 |
Pre-clinical sciences | 4.5 | 7 | 5.0 | 10 | 4.8 | 9 |
Clinical management | 1.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 2 |
Clinical courses | 15.5 | 34 | 10 | 31 | 12 | 33 |
Others modules | 4.5 | 5 | 5.4 | 6 | 5.0 | 6 |
Vocational training courses | 1.5 | 14 | 1.5 | 11 | 1.5 | 12 |