European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

REVIVAL OF HUMANITY – THE ART OF HEALING

Dr. Revati K Keluskar, *Dr. Vaishali Keluskar*, Dr. Kajal V. Gokak, Dr. Jayraj Malik, Dr. Anabelle Fernandes, Dr. Daneshwari Koshti

ABSTRACT

Dentistry is a skill-based profession where emphasis is laid on refining and mastering the clinical skills. Focus should be on training our students to be competent enough to deal with the complex situations during their clinical practice. There is a need to focus on decision making, communication skills to improve clinical reasoning and interpretive skills. This is where the role of humanities sets in as humanities help in developing professional and humanistic skills. Integrating humanities in our curriculum improves student learning, develops their professional skills and better understanding of patients by creating empathy and compassion towards patients thus improving patient care. The prevailing COVID pandemic has taught us the significance of being humane, wherein doctors across the world are working selflessly to serve mankind.

Keywords: Humanities, Curriculum, Skills, Dentistry, Health Science.