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

Townsend, G., Thomas, R., Skinner, V., Bissell, V., Cohen, L., Cowpe, Jon, 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. and Jones, Melanie Anne 2008. Leadership, governance and management in dental education - new societal challenges. European Journal of Dental Education 12 (s1) , pp. 131-148. 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2007.00495.x

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Schools: Dentistry
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
L Education > L Education (General)
R Medicine > RK Dentistry
Uncontrolled Keywords: Dental schools; Organization ; Deans ; Global ; Management systems ; Dental leadership
Publisher: Wiley
ISSN: 1396-5883
Last Modified: 07 Feb 2022 10:56
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/32664

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