Dental education system is highly complex, with many interrelated elements and factors. Moreover, it is an intensely interpersonal enterprise involving the students, teachers, patients, dental team personnel. Therefore, training expands way beyond dental knowledge, to mastering a large set of skills.  It is a discipline that has a strong emphasis on the application of knowledge (Applied).  Laboratory and clinical settings are important to integrate and implement the various domains of learning: cognitive (thinking), affective (emotion/feeling), and psychomotor (physical/kinesthetic). 

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     Being involved in teaching the undergraduate students taught me a great deal about the teaching process. However, understanding theories behind teaching and learning provides me with the tools to reflect on my teaching methods and have the means to improve it. I strive to grow and improve as a teacher, because when I teach, I genuinely want my students to benefit. Pratt notes that “if teachers are to improve, they must reflect on what they do, why they do it, and on what grounds those actions and intentions are justified”. This kind of reflection will help me identify, articulate, and, if necessary, justify my approach to teaching.