Correspondence outlines the phased development of entrustable professional activities in German dental education, highlighting upcoming validation through standardized rubrics.
Key Points
To clarify that the published entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for German dental education serve as an initial developmental foundation rather than a definitive final framework.
Iterative EPA curriculum design informed by questionnaire findings according to the Tonni et al. (2020) framework.
Planned subsequent EPA quality and construct validity assessment utilizing the standardized EQual rubric.
Clarification that the current inventory reflects a preliminary stage in the nationwide systematization of dental EPAs.
Outline of ongoing phases dedicated to structured refinement and rigorous psychometric evaluation of the proposed competencies.