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This article substantiates the structure of the author’s concept of training future pediatric dentists by means of situational-communicative models of professional interaction. The author’s concept combines several spheres of activity of subjects of scientific research: medical since the organization of the scientific research process concerns representatives of the field of health care; stomatological since the target aspect outlines the training of future dentists, whose professional activity is concentrated in the system of pediatric dentistry; educational, aimed at updating dental education in medical institutions of higher education due to the use of modern pedagogical technologies and is therefore considered as a pedagogical concept. The conception consists of five concepts and reflects the sequence, phasing and logic of scientific research. The essence of actuality-argumentative, prospective-innovative, scientific-methodological, methodical-providing and analytical-resultative concepts of research and experimental work has been concretized. The conception takes into account the integrability of various directions of scientific research. The expediency of modernizing the professional training of future pediatric dentists for the formation of readiness for professional interaction is argued, focusing attention on progressive changes in the system of higher medical education. The views of researchers regarding the necessity to improve the professional training of students, taking into account the diversity of education of future pediatric dentists, are summarized. The scientific and methodological justification of scientific research in the context of research is highlighted. The need for methodical maintenance of the practical aspect of experimental work and proving the reliability of the obtained results is substantiated. The presence of integration of all defined concepts in a holistic author’s concept of training future pediatric dentists by means of situational-communicative models of professional interaction is emphasized.

Keywords: conception; concept; professional training; pediatric dentists; situational communication models; professional interaction.