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Kulbashna Y.A.
Professional competence formation in future dentists

Abstract.
Objectives. To concretize «professional competence» notion in the stomatological education and to show the process of future dentists professional competence formation as an unified system of preparing modern specialists, depicting it in the structural-component model.
Material and methods. The analysis of literature concerning the problem of research has been made. Dental students of National Medical University named after A.A.Bogomolets (altogether 450 future specialists) have been questionnaired. The structural-component model of future dentists formation process has been worked out.
Results. The analysis of the investigation results shows an insufficient level of the understanding by future dentists of both the term «professional competence» itself and the essence of the process which it indicates. The study of issues concerning the importance of general competences, suggested by European specialists for higher school graduates has shown that all of them were thought to be significant for the professional activity. Nevertheless, characteristics important for the formation of deontological competence (perception of interculture standard, devotion to ethical values, the ability to work in inter-national space, etc.) turned out to be in the lower rating part. To correct the situation it is necessary to use innovation pedagogic approaches and techniques. In this connection we have suggested the model which includes the main components of the educational process ensuring the formation of necessary competences.
Conclusions. The researches carried out allowed us to specify «professional competence» notion in the stomatological education and to show professional competence formation process as an unified dynamic system of training future dentists. This will enable making timely corrections in the educational process. Effective implementation of it is of great theoretical and practical importance.
Key words: medical education, professional competence, model of professional competence formation, future dentists.

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