日本の大学歯学部（歯科大学）での歯科英語教育におけるコアカリキュラムの開発

2013 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23531201
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima
• Principal Investigator: RODIS Omar 徳島大学, ヘルスバイオサイエンス研究部, 助教 (50457199)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 松村 誠士 岡山大学, 医歯(薬)学総合研究科, 准教授 (00173881) ; 假谷 直之 岡山大学, 大学病院, 助教 (80177625) ; 西村 美智子 岡山大学, 大学病院, 助教 (20172702)
• Keywords: Dental English / Globalization / Core Curriculum / Dentistry / Dental Schools / Dental Education

Research Abstract

The 1st and 2nd discussion forums and workshop, the first ever meeting in Japan, proved to be a successful gathering of educators responsible for dental English education. The presentations of the current status of English courses in dentistry by each school representative and the fact-finding discussions proved to be a good source of base knowledge for the development of a core curriculum. After the 2nd meeting, the core curriculum was approved by consensus and is endorsed to the Ministry of Education (MEXT). Book-bounded copies were distributed to the Japan Dental Association and Japan’s 29 dental schools. The core curriculum and two of its associated studies were presented at the 11th Annual Worldwide Forum on Education and Culture held in Rome last November 28-30, 2012. A journal version with a supplemental file of the full report is also under consideration for publication in an international journal. The proposed core curriculum is expected to collectively increase the academic rank of dental schools to a global level by opening further opportunities to future dental school graduates and raising the individual capabilities of faculty members thereby increasing scientific output and promoting a truly global academic environment.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Undergraduate Dental English Education in Japanese Dental Schools (2013)
  • Author(s): Omar M.M. Rodis, Seishi Matsumura, Naoyuki Kariya, Michiko Nishimura, and Toshiko Yoshida
  • Journal Title: Journal of Dental Education Volume: 77(5) Pages: 656-663
• [Presentation] Globalizing the Dental Profession (2014)
  • Author(s): Omar Rodis
  • Organizer: University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
  • Place of Presentation: Faculty of Dentistry, Jogjakarta, Indonesia
  • Year and Date: 20140306-20140306
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Globalizing the Dental Profession (2014)
  • Author(s): Omar Rodis
  • Organizer: University of Gajamadah
  • Place of Presentation: Faculty of Dentistry, Jogjakarta, Indonesia
  • Year and Date: 20140304-20140304
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Marketing Dentistry (2014)
  • Author(s): Omar Rodis
  • Organizer: Designing the Future of the Community and Oral Health
  • Place of Presentation: Ohtsuka Auditorium, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20140112-20140112
  • Invited