In our opinion: The First Five Years - A framework for Dental Undergraduate Education

Abstract

The second edition of The First Five Years - A framework for Dental Undergraduate Education was published by the General Dental Council (GDC) in August 2002. As with the first edition the overall intention has been to define the scope and content of the undergraduate curriculum. However the second edition includes, for the first time, a list of specific learning outcomes and an appendix with the learning outcomes in a format described by Harden et al., which has been widely adopted in medical education.