Development of a competency-based clinical assessment instrument for exit level oral hygiene students at the University of Western Cape

Naidoo, MagandhreeBrijlal, PriscillaCader, R.2022-11-012022-11-012022Naidoo, M. et al. (2022). Development of a competency-based clinical assessment instrument for exit level oral hygiene students at the University of Western Cape. BMC Oral Health, 22(1), 452. 10.1186/s12903-022-02498-31472-683110.1186/s12903-022-02498-3http://hdl.handle.net/10566/8113Seminal to the process of a health sciences curriculum evaluation is the periodic review of clinical assessment instruments that measure competency. An assessment of quality is facilitated by using a well-structured, authentic and reliable instrument. This process rests on designing and measuring the instrument against a sound framework and validating it for scientific merit. This paper documents the pedagogy and the process taken in developing an improved formative competency-based assessment instrument for the final year students of the Bachelor of Oral Health program (BOH) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC).enClinical assessmentInstrument developmentOral hygieneUniversity of Western CapeHigher educationDevelopment of a competency-based clinical assessment instrument for exit level oral hygiene students at the University of Western CapeArticle