Structured Debate for Evidence-Informed Judgment in Dental Education.

Authors

Daliah M Salem, Srinivas Sulugodu Ramachandra, Abubaker Qutieshat

Published in

Journal of dental education. Oct 15, 2026. Epub Oct 15, 2026.

Abstract

This perspective proposes structured scientific debate as a formative educational practice through which dental students can practice reasoning under uncertainty, examining assumptions, and using evidence to support defensible judgments. An illustrative example of an inter-university postgraduate debate was described including the participants' perceptions of their experience. Drawing on this example and relevant literature, the study advances independent judgment, intellectual humility, patient-centered dialogue, and responsible clinical decision-making as educational aims that structured debate may help support.

PMID:
42876440
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 15 Oct 2026.

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