Quality assurance is an important measure of an organisation’s performance. The public and governments are more and more aware of the value of quality assurance. Institutions of higher learning who practice continuing quality improvement (CQI) with quality assurance exercises in its primary functions will strengthen the institutions, assist them to achieve their goals and mission besides enhancing students’ experience in the institutions. Quality evaluation and monitoring can be carried out internally and externally. Most institutions would experience external appraisal through their country’s accreditation system. In addition the South East Asia Association for Dental Education (SEAADE) has a Peer Review and Consultation Visitation programme that assist member institutions in providing independent external review and recognition of the institutions’ best practices. Such visitations are carried out in a non-threatening collegial spirit to assist the CQI processes of the institutions visited. The reports are published on the SEAADE website (https://seaade.net/peer-review-program/) with permission of the institutions visited.

Aims

This webinar aims to enable participants to:

1. Connect Vision, Mission and Goals with setting the directions for a dental institution
2. Learn how to construct measurable quality targets that are aligned to Vision, Mission and Goals
3. Find out about the role of risk management in quality assurance
4. Hear how to select quality monitoring structures and processes for internal quality assurance
5. See the value of external sources of quality assurance for continuous quality improvement
6. Appreciate the value of the SEAADE Peer Review & Consultation Visitation Programme for quality assurance

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, attendees should be able to:

• Understand how to relate Vision, Mission and Goals to setting directions for a dental institution (GDC Learning outcomes B, C)
• Be able to construct measurable quality targets that are aligned to Vision, Mission and Goals
• Recognise the role of risk management in quality assurance (GDC Learning outcomes B, C)
• Know how to select quality monitoring structures and processes for internal quality assurance (GDC Learning outcome C)
• Realise the value of external sources of quality assurance for continuous quality improvement (GDC Learning outcome C)
• Be able to relate the participation of the SEAADE Peer Review & Consultation Visitation Programme to quality assurance (GDC Learning outcomes C, D)

Panellists

Presenter: Professor Toh Chooi Gait, BDS Hons.(S’pore), MSc(London), FDSRCPS(Glasgow), DRDRCS(Edin), FDSRCS(Edin), FDTFEd is a Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Pro Vice-Chancellor at the International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur. Prof Chooi Gait brings in 35 years of teaching experience having formerly worked in the University of Malaya.

An active member of many local and international dental organisations she has held key positions on their Councils including President of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) South East Asian Division (1997-99); Founding President of the Malaysian Section of IADR (SEA Division) (2000-2002); President of the South East Asian Association for Dental Education (2000-2002) and Founding Council Member of the Malaysian Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry (2004-2008). Prof Chooi Gait is currently Chairman of the Malaysian Dental Council (MDC). She is a reviewer of Operative Dentistry, the European Journal for Dental Education, the International Dental Journal and the Journal of Interdisciplinary Dentistry and has served as a reviewer for other local journals including the Malaysian Dental Journal and Annals of Dentistry. In addition, she has conducted numerous workshops at various professional and scientific meetings locally and internationally.

Her special clinical and research interests are in implant dentistry, aesthetic restoration of the dentition using direct and indirect tooth-coloured restorations, tooth whitening, oral wellness, dental artificial intelligence system and dental education.

Chair: Dr Sarah Manton is Director of the Faculty of Dental Trainers and the former Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at The Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. She is a Specialist in Restorative, Periodontics and Special Care Dentistry and is currently working in specialist practice.

CPD

1 Hour