Global trends in dentistry require coordinated efforts to integrate clinical education and business competencies, forming a new professional paradigm.<\/p>\n
In the current context the key factor of progress is not only academic mastery \u2014 systemic training in practice management and entrepreneurship is required; the initiative of the University of Montreal and Dentalcorp, expressed in the creation of the Dentalcorp Fund with a contribution of 1 million US dollars, is aimed at supporting entrepreneurial education, scholarships, research and clinical development. Renaming of the laboratory<\/strong> to Dentalcorp Student Laboratory and funding a summer school for fifth-year students demonstrate the aspiration to combine the educational and applied components of training young specialists.<\/p>\n The Fund acts not only as a source of funds \u2014 it is positioned as an element of a strategy to integrate education and clinical practice, contributing to the implementation of interdisciplinary approaches and the translation of scientific data into everyday clinical activity. Funding of clinical research<\/strong> and applied projects increases the possibility of conducting prospective studies, evaluating clinical outcomes and implementing regenerative protocols based on validation of results.<\/p>\n Support implies targeted mechanisms \u2014 a summer entrepreneurial school for senior students, annual scholarships for doctoral students, funding of clinical trials and laboratory equipment; such measures formalize the transfer of skills in clinic management, financial management, commercialization of innovations and quality assessment of treatment outcomes. It is important that the allocation of funds takes into account the principles of scientific independence<\/strong>, transparency and methodological rigor to ensure the reliability of the obtained data.<\/p>\n The Fund’s goal is to create a reproducible model of training where standardization of curricula is combined with clinical validation and the implementation of digital technologies. Simulation practices<\/strong>, clinical rotations in partner clinics, integration of modules on quality management and legal aspects of practice form competencies in demand on the service market.<\/p>\n The role of mentorship goes beyond the transfer of technical skills \u2014 mentors must facilitate the formation of strategic thinking, change management skills, assessment of the economic efficiency of clinical decisions; this requires inclusion in programs of elements of business planning, risk management, metric assessments of treatment effectiveness, PROMs and other patient outcome indicators.<\/p>\nFunding as a key factor<\/h2>\n
Instruments and directions of support<\/h3>\n
Educational ecosystem: structure and content<\/h2>\n
Mentorship and entrepreneurial education<\/h3>\n
Montreal as a strategic platform<\/h2>\n