ET-101 - Big (Real-world) Data Applications to Enhance Advanced Dental Education

With advances in dental technology and the evolution of big data analytics, the dental profession is becoming data-driven, predictive, pragmatic, precise and not only patient-centered, but also team-centered. This paradigm shift calls for two actions: 1) incorporating competencies on real-world data evidence and analytics, from knowledge to application, in advanced dental curricula to better prepare future generations of dental specialists, and 2) utilizing real-world data to enhance advanced dental residency programs’ effectiveness and efficiency. This presentation will discuss real-world data utilization in advanced dental education, such as data used to predict future patient flow and to understand graduates’ practice behaviors.