2017 Volume 33 Issue 3 Pages 206-213
Abstract Kyushu Dental University conducted a training camp of training programs for trainee dentists for the first time in 2008 ; before that, training programs had only been conducted at the university. The aims of the training camp were to encourage more substantial communication among the trainee dentists, cooperation, teamwork and awareness as members of society. This report clarifies the educational effect of the residential training for the trainee dentists from 2008 to 2015. We received answer forms from 177 people during 8 years. The trainee dentists who answered positively about participating in the training camp was less than 80% in the first year (2008), but was 100% in 2009-2012 and 2014-2015. The program of the training camp was improved based on questionnaire results. For example, making curry as common work was introduced in the second day in the first year, but was changed to the first day from the next year, 2009, so it was highly evaluated by the trainee dentists. The educational effect of the training camp was confirmed by the improved communication among people after the training camp.
