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IE-002 - Advancing Entrustable Professional Activities across the Educational Spectrum

Saturday, March 21, 2026
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Location: Room 512 A-C, Fifth Floor, Palais
CE: 1.5
Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) provide a framework that bridges competencies to independent clinical practice. This session will examine the current landscape and future potential of EPAs in dental education across diverse settings. Drawing on national and international examples, including predoctoral and dental specialty training programs, attendees will explore how EPAs are being used to guide competency-based curriculum. Presenters will share insights from the EPA work group, highlight lessons learned from implementation and introduce strategies for adapting EPA frameworks at their institution. Participants will identify practical next steps to better equip them to advance EPA integration within their educational programs.

For further details on this topic, you may watch a recording of the webinar, Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs): A Practical Framework for Competency-Based Dental Education.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the current landscape of EPAs in dental education in the United States and internationally.
  • Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to compare the application of an EPA framework in different settings: an international dental school, a U.S. hospital-based pediatric dental residency and a dental school-based periodontics training program.
  • List three lessons learned from the highlighted programs in their experience with an EPA framework.