"ALIGNING INDIA'S NEW OUTCOME DRIVEN UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL CURRICULUM WITH ENGLISH-SPEAKING DEVELOPED COUNTRIES: EXPLORING GLOBAL TRENDS"

This review provides insight into India's new outcome driven undergraduate dental curriculum to align with English-Speaking Developed Countries by exploring global trends. Upon finalizing the topic, the databases searched for available literature using the keywords -Choice Based Credit System in Dentistry, Competency-Based Education, Comparison of dental education worldwide. The search was conducted across databases namely Medline, PubMed, ERIC, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Research gate, textbooks and cross-references. A large number of Indian students are pursuing undergraduate, post graduate, doctorate and post-doctorate studies abroad. The Indian government has promised under the "National Education Policy (NEP), 2020" to rebuild and reinvigorate the country's higher education system and guarantee its rightful place among the best in the world. In order to improve students' scientific fluency beyond only learning facts and concepts, an integrated curriculum aims to innovate the delivery of knowledge, practice, instructional approaches, and clinical capacities The numerous dental education programs across the globe have both notable similarities and differences. In dentistry education, there is a push to create globally recognized competencies and quality standards. Such initiatives will be beneficial to the global exchange of professional ideas. In order to increase productivity in a competitive global economy, align curricula to global standards, teach the necessary skills, raise educational standards, professional education must become more international. The growing need for 'internationalization' of education caused by 'globalization' has necessitated the development of global curriculum. The new outcome driven curriculum requires thorough planning and stakeholder’s feedback.