Pankey Institute Courses : Continuum, Specialty Studies, Outreach Seminars

A New Pankey Curriculum Begins in
January 2008

In fewer core courses, participants will cover more material and be better prepared to immediately implement their learning when they arrive home. And more specialty courses become available after attending just the first core course.

As in the past, the entire curriculum is supported by Dr. L.D. Pankey’s philosophy of practice. We offer a set of four core courses and numerous elective courses. Individual learners choose the courses they are ready to pursue next, based on self-knowledge of their own interests and the relevancy of the subjects to their own life. At the Institute, we view the new curriculum as a learning wheel. At the center of the wheel is a set of essential courses. Radiating from that core are sets of other courses, like spokes on a wheel. When the learner is ready to branch from the core to one of the spokes, she or he elects to do so according to personal interest and perceived need at the time.

Components of the pre-2008 curriculum will be offered simultaneously with the New Pankey Curriculum through 2009. If you are part way through the pre- 2008 Continuum, you can blend easily into the new curriculum within a 2-year period. You can move forward without missing course material or having to take “more” core courses than you would have if we had not made changes. The Registration Department will be happy to provide you with information based on the last Continuum level you completed.

Why we changed the curriculum: Over the last two years, our Education Department has spent over 100 hours in organized focus groups to learn about the educational preferences of our course participants and also dentists who have never been to the Institute. A vast number of our constituents told us that they would like to:

1. Learn and implement the essentials of the Pankey curriculum faster.

2. Have more flexibility to step off of the Continuum path and learn about special topics before going further along the Continuum.

3. Return to the Institute beyond the core courses to learn from more visiting “masters.”

In addition to this, we know that adult learners are most engaged when they choose what they study, based on their immediate desire to know the subject matter and implement their learning.

There have been some changes in course length and scheduling. Three of the Essentials courses (E2-E4) cover more material than the 3.5-day courses and require an extra half-day to complete. While redesigning the courses, we took into consideration the request of a large number of our participants to add a day to some courses to provide more time. As a benefit, participants will have more hands-on experience so they can implement their learning better, immediately after returning home.


Our Courses 9 Month Financing What Course is Right for Me? Essentials Pankey Continuum Special Studies Traveling Pankey Seminars Course Schedule FAQs Student Testimonials		A New Pankey Curriculum Begins in January 2008 In fewer core courses, participants will cover more material and be better prepared to immediately implement their learning when they arrive home. And more specialty courses become available after attending just the first core course. As in the past, the entire curriculum is supported by Dr. L.D. Pankey’s philosophy of practice. We offer a set of four core courses and numerous elective courses. Individual learners choose the courses they are ready to pursue next, based on self-knowledge of their own interests and the relevancy of the subjects to their own life. At the Institute, we view the new curriculum as a learning wheel. At the center of the wheel is a set of essential courses. Radiating from that core are sets of other courses, like spokes on a wheel. When the learner is ready to branch from the core to one of the spokes, she or he elects to do so according to personal interest and perceived need at the time. Components of the pre-2008 curriculum will be offered simultaneously with the New Pankey Curriculum through 2009. If you are part way through the pre- 2008 Continuum, you can blend easily into the new curriculum within a 2-year period. You can move forward without missing course material or having to take “more” core courses than you would have if we had not made changes. The Registration Department will be happy to provide you with information based on the last Continuum level you completed. Why we changed the curriculum: Over the last two years, our Education Department has spent over 100 hours in organized focus groups to learn about the educational preferences of our course participants and also dentists who have never been to the Institute. A vast number of our constituents told us that they would like to: 1. Learn and implement the essentials of the Pankey curriculum faster. 2. Have more flexibility to step off of the Continuum path and learn about special topics before going further along the Continuum. 3. Return to the Institute beyond the core courses to learn from more visiting “masters.” In addition to this, we know that adult learners are most engaged when they choose what they study, based on their immediate desire to know the subject matter and implement their learning. There have been some changes in course length and scheduling. Three of the Essentials courses (E2-E4) cover more material than the 3.5-day courses and require an extra half-day to complete. While redesigning the courses, we took into consideration the request of a large number of our participants to add a day to some courses to provide more time. As a benefit, participants will have more hands-on experience so they can implement their learning better, immediately after returning home.