Interactive triage tool and hybrid curriculum for preparing dental students in urgent and emergency care

TitleInteractive triage tool and hybrid curriculum for preparing dental students in urgent and emergency care
Faculty/College/UnitDentistry
StatusActive
Duration1 Year
Initiation04/01/2026
Project Summary

This project aims to design an interactive and hybrid course to support students during emergency and urgent care situations. An online triage tool will be provided to students to utilize during their clinical sessions, where students can ask for support with the information they need to gather to triage the patient and address their emergency and urgent care needs. This tool can be considered a pre-Gen AI building block, where the results of the students’ experience and performance in emergency and urgent care situations will be utilized to train a future Gen AI tool that provides high-accuracy diagnoses and treatment plans. The checklist will be supported with, an integrated, and comprehensive didactic materials, where the considerations and nuances of providing emergency and urgent care across the different disciplines and specialties of dentistry will be amalgamated into a single learning resource.

Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2026/2027
Year 1: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorBabak Chehroudi
Year 1: Funded Amount12,479
Year 1: Team Members

Babak Chehroudi, Clinical Professor, Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry
Randa Soussou, Assistant Professor, Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry
Andrea Esteves, Clinical Professor, Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry
Tala Maragha, Honorary Assistant Professor, Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry