Clinical training in department of general dentistry at Tokyo Dental College Chiba Hospital.

A compulsory postgraduate clinical training program was established in April 2006 in Japan, and an applicants-only postgraduate training program 9 years ago at Tokyo Dental College. In addition, a training program was also established in the Department of General Dentistry at Tokyo Dental College Chiba Hospital in April 2002. The curriculum consists of training in the outpatient clinic and the following: 1) clinical training (preparation of written treatment plans, simulation practice, submission of evaluation sheets, and submission of training journals), 2) tutorials, and 3) case reports. In 1), trainees write treatment plans for new patients, discuss them with their instructor, perform simulation practice using dummies based on those discussions, submit evaluation sheets and training journals concerning treatment, and receive their instructor's assessment. In 2), trainees are divided into small groups, independently study themes they have chosen, and present the results. In 3), they orally report cases they have treated and receive evaluation by other trainees and instructors in general discussion meetings. In addition, a course was also established at the Department of General Dentistry, Tokyo Dental College Chiba Hospital in April 2002. We report the training curriculum of this course.