以哈佛大学牙学院为个案探索中美口腔医学教育的异同

Similarity and differences of dental education between China and USA by taking school of dental medicine in Harvard university as an example

中美口腔医学教育既有相似的地方，也有各自特有的传统和体制，为了更好地对我国口腔医学教育形式进行探索和改进，现以哈佛大学牙学院为个案将中美口腔医学教育在入学条件、学制、课程设置、教学模式、教学方法、临床实习等各方面进行比较，以期通过比较研究，发现美国牙科教育值得广大口腔医学教育工作者学习和借鉴的地方，为我国口腔医学教学改革和口腔医学教育全球化提供启示。

Dental educations in China and USA have different histories and systems even if they are similar in some respects. In this paper, by taking school of dental medicine in Harvard univer- sity as an example, dental educations in China and USA were compared with each other concerning the enrollment requirement, school system, course arrangement, teaching methods, clinical practice, etc. Based on the comparison, advices on how to improve and reform our dental education system were pro- vided by learning from the advantages of dental education in USA.