Leadership, governance and management in dental education - new societal challenges

Dental schools around the world face new challenges that raise issues with regard to how they are governed, led and managed. With rapid societal changes, including globalization and consumerism, the roles of universities and their funding have become intensely debated topics. When financial burdens...

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Published in:	European journal of dental education Vol. 12; no. s1; pp. 131 - 148
Main Authors:	Townsend, G., Thomas, R., Skinner, V., Bissell, V., Cohen, L., Cowpe, J., Giuliani, M., Gomez-Roman, G., Hovland, E., Imtiaz, A., Kalkwarf, K., Kim, K.-K., Lamster, I., Marley, J., Mattsson, L., Paganelli, C., Quintao, C., Swift, J., Thirawat, J., Williams, J., Soekanto, S., Jones, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-02-2008
Subjects:	Advisory Committees Clinical Competence College administration Communication deans dental leadership Dental Research Dental schools Dentistry Education, Dental - economics Education, Dental - organization & administration Education, Dental - standards Fellowships and Scholarships global Governing Board Hospitals, Teaching - economics Hospitals, Teaching - organization & administration Hospitals, Teaching - standards Humans Leadership management systems Motivation Organ Culture Techniques organization Organizational Innovation Organizational Objectives Peer Review Schools, Dental - economics Schools, Dental - organization & administration Schools, Dental - standards Social Change Social Responsibility Staff Development Teaching
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Summary:	Dental schools around the world face new challenges that raise issues with regard to how they are governed, led and managed. With rapid societal changes, including globalization and consumerism, the roles of universities and their funding have become intensely debated topics. When financial burdens on universities increase, so does the pressure on dental schools. This is exacerbated by the relative expense of running dental schools and also by the limited understanding of both university managers and the public of the nature and scope of dentistry as a profession. In these circumstances, it is essential for dental schools to have good systems of leadership and management in place so that they can not only survive in difficult times, but flourish in the longer term. This paper discusses the concept of governance and how it relates to leadership, management and administration in dental schools and hospitals. Various approaches to governance and management in dental schools on different continents and regions are summarized and contrasted. A number of general governance and leadership issues are addressed. For example, a basic principle supported by the Working Group is that an effective governance structure must link authority and responsibility to performance and review, i.e. accountability, and that the mechanism for achieving this should be transparent. The paper also addresses issues specific to governing, leading and managing dental schools. Being a dean of a modern dental school is a very demanding role and some issues relating to this role are raised, including: dilemmas facing deans, preparing to be dean and succession planning. The importance of establishing a shared vision and mission, and creating the right culture and climate within a dental school, are emphasized. The Working Group advocates establishing a culture of scholarship in dental schools for both teaching and research. The paper addresses the need for effective staff management, motivation and development, and highlights the salience of good communication. The Working Group suggests establishing an advisory board to the dean and school, including lay persons and other external stakeholders, as one way of separating governance and management to some extent and providing some checks and balances within a dental school. Several other suggestions and recommendations are made about governance, management and leadership issues, including the need for schools to promote an awareness of their roles by good communication and thereby influence perceptions of others about their roles and values.
Bibliography:	istex:DF01987A72D8BDF51E94484CA77C2553F5ABBF82 ark:/67375/WNG-2DX4C8RT-B ArticleID:EJE495 Rapporteur Codes in respect of declaration of conflict of interest nci: declared no conflict of interest with commercial company in past 2 years dci: declared conflict of interest in past 2 years as listed below ‐ a: Member of MetLife Dental Advisory Council  b: Grants from Lifecore, Implant Innovations Inc, and Zimmer Dental and various speakers fees  c: Board of Directors Delta Dental Plans and the Dental Resource Net (sponsored by Procter and Gamble). Chairperson ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	1396-5883 1600-0579
DOI:	10.1111/j.1600-0579.2007.00495.x