Contributor

Prof. Ch. Lekic - Serbia

Country -institution

Pediatric Dentistry.University of Manitoba, Canada

Title

Private practices may provide an important role in improving the learning experiences for undergraduate and graduate students  

Summary

In private practices members of dental profession have traditionally been providing comprehensive preventive and therapeutic care to their patients. In recent years private practices have shown increased community involvements, including the opportunities for improved learning experiences to undergraduate and graduate students.

These learning experiences are enriched by the main attributes of private practices, such as care for the patient and the staff, friendly environment as well as the experienced provision of preventive and therapeutic dental care. In this clinical environment students are getting more exposed to the "real dental world". It is shortly after that they are to become full-fledge members of the dental profession and these experiences will provide the link between the knowledge and skills they have acquired and the challenges related to patient's and profession's expectations.

It is more common understanding that in private practices undergraduate students are likely to observe, whereas the graduate students may have a direct involvement in the provision of patient care. This presentation will also include the information regarding the learning experiences from a specialist pediatric dentistry/orthodontic dental office. 

Overall, the learning experiences that the undergraduate and graduate students are to obtain from private practices are designed to improve their ability to relate to patients, parents and the staff and this may not necessarily be part of the teaching curriculum at Dental Schools.

Curriculum Vitae

Predrag Charles Lekic DDS, PhD, FRCD(C) Tenure Professor

Division Head, Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry

Head of Hospital Pediatric Dentistry, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Private practice, Children's Dental World

Date of birth:                        1 August 1954

Place of birth:      Belgrade, Serbia

Degrees and Diplomas Obtained

D.D.S.     - University of Belgrade, Faculty of Dentistry, 1977                   

M.Sc. - University of Belgrade, Faculty of Dentistry, 1982                        

Ph.D. - University of Belgrade, Faculty of Dentistry,   Royal College of Dentistry, Copenhagen,

             Denmark, 1986                      

FRCD (C) - Royal College of Dentists of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, 2003

Professional Training and Postgraduate Education

- Dental Student, University of Belgrade, 1971-1976

- M.Sc. Program in Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Belgrade, 1979-1982

- Graduate Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry Program, University of Belgrade and Royal Dental College, University of Copenhagen, 1982-1984

- Ph.D. Program in Oral Biology, Royal Dental College, University of Copenhagen; Supervisor: Dr. E. Friis-Hasche and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Belgrade; Supervisor: Dr. P. Stosic; Funding: S.N.S. Fellowship, 1982-1986

- Private Practice in Paediatric Dentistry, Belgrade, Serbia, 1990-1993

- Private Practice in Paediatric Dentistry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1996 - present

- Part-time Hospital Dentistry, Children's Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1997 - present

- Department of Indian Affairs - Clinical Dentistry, Northern Manitoba Reserves, 1997 - present

- Member of the National Dental Examining Board of Canada workshop for paediatric dentistry, 2003 - present

- Fellowship exam in paediatric dentistry from the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, 2003 -present       

He has published more than 40 articles in International Scientific Journals and 8 textbooks, has lectured internationally and received numerous grants, honours and awards