Critical Appraisal of Competency Based Dental Education Depicted in Draft of Bachelor of Dental Surgery Program Regulations 2022 Notified by Dental Council of India as Against English Speaking Developed Countries-USA and UK and Proposing Structural Updated Model of Competency Based BDS Curriculum: A Study Protocol

Purpose: To critically appraise and compare the Competency Based Dental Education draft of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Program Regulations 2022 notified by Dental Council of India against those in English Speaking Developed Countries as in vogue in USA and UK and propose structural updated model of Competency Based BDS Curriculum in India availing comparative findings.
Methods: Through comprehensive systematic review, required studies were deciphered in the given area for the present descriptive comparative content analysis and competency mapping. The search modality for Medline, PubMed, ERIC, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Research gate, and cross-references with relevant keywords as identifiers. 69 articles were deciphered through PubMed Database and seven more additional record through other database searches. Total 76 articles came to be included. The search modality with relevant keywords as identifiers are used. Nine articles identified for systematic review.
Result: The systematic review has revealed that during the proposed competency based dental education no study for comparison with the dental education as in vogue has been brought out, which has evoked Comparative Evidence Gap. New updated model of Competency Based Dental Education of Bachelor of Dental Surgery Program will be generated.
Conclusion: New updated model generated by identifying structural gaps evoked by the comparison undertaken in the present study of Competency Based Dental Education draft of Bachelor of Dental Surgery Program Regulations 2022 notified by Dental Council of India could be availed by Higher Authorities for its utilization as a basal referral document for required policy making in consultation with the Government of India.

Competency; Dental Curriculum; Choice Based; Electives; Outcome Based

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