Dental Education: Current Scenario and Future Trends

Sharma, Surya Prakash; Vijayaraghavan, Vasantha; Tandon, Piyush; Kumar, David R.; Sharma, Hemant; Rao, Y. Narasimha

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1103

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“…In regards to teaching method, the first priority was the ability to explain obvious subjects with the medium of 1.80 according to students of basic science, 1.87 according to the students of preclinical and 2.60 according to the students of clinic level. The second priority was the ability to provide new subjects with the medium of 1.90 according to the students of basic science, 1.89 according to the pre-clinic students and 2.99 according to the students of clinic and these results coincide with the research of Sharma et al (27).…”

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Evaluation of the Importance of Effective Teaching Method Indicators From Dental Students' Prospects

Yarmohammadi

Jazayeri²,

Khamverdi³

et al. 2013

Avicenna J Dent Res

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Background:Teaching and educating students is one of the most important responsibilities of teachers. Polling from students is an important method to determine indicators for effective teaching. Objectives:The purpose of the current study was to determine indicators of effective teaching from the point of view of dental students of the Dental Faculty of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods:In this Cross-sectional study, there were 205 student participants from the dental faculty of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. The valid and reliable researcher made questionnaire consisted of individual characteristics, teaching methods, knowledge and the power of communication. Data were analyzed by descriptive methods using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) v. 13. Results: In the field of knowledge, teaching method, power of communication and individual characteristics the priorities were subject predomination with average of 1.52, clear transmission with the average of 1.80, fair assessment with the average of 4.12 and fluent explanation with the average of 3.42, respectively. Conclusions: Based on the students perspective, the most important aspect of effective teaching was teaching method. Having the ability in the subject clear transmission, being fair and clear communication were the priorities in each aspect. Keywords:Dentistry; Medical Education; Dental Students; Teaching MethodImplication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: As students have critical role in university, promotion of dental education could improve the oral health status of society.Copyright © 2013, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. BackgroundAttendants of universities are one of the most valuable and important parts of medical science universities (1). Duties expected of each attendant in these universities are categorized into seven sections: instruction, research, visiting patients, management, professional activities out of the university, personal promotion and civil activity (2). Among these duties, the most important is giving instructions to the students, and its quality influences the improvement of motivation, joy, creativity, efficacy of the attendant and the student (3). If we suppose an education system, which includes programs, methods and supported material for achieving definite instructional goals, a classroom would be a place in which all instructional and teaching programs and all financial, physical and human measurements lead to the success of students in learning knowledge and skills (4). It is obvious that students and attendants are two basic and fundamental parts of an educational system in a classroom (5). One of the major problems in universities education systems is the lack of effective teaching inclinators. Effective teaching ...

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Evaluation of the Importance of Effective Teaching Method Indicators From Dental Students' Prospects

Yarmohammadi

Jazayeri²,

Khamverdi³

et al. 2013

Avicenna J Dent Res

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“…A drawback of traditional preclinical laboratory teaching in the dental school is that students find it difficult to integrate theoretical knowledge and practical skills and this results in fragmentation of knowledge. Interactive multimedia teaching tools can be added to dental education to improve students' exposure to the art of dentistry (30).…”

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Dental students’ education in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: from reality to virtuality: lessons to be learnt. (Preprint)

Alhabshneh¹,

Alibrahim²,

Abu-Alteen³

et al. 2020

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BACKGROUND The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a major public health challenge for many countries around the world. The global lockdown of educational institutions is going to cause major disruption to students’ learning and cancellation of their yearly assessments. Dental students are particularly at risk, due to the possibility of aerosols produced in many dental procedures that were suggested as a way of transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Shifting to online learning is needed in this era. OBJECTIVE This article aims to review the online learning experience, the effectiveness of tele-dentistry and the importance of implementing dental virtual simulation in preclinical and clinical courses during pandemics. Some suggestions are also provided to widen communication and creativity in the education system. The limitations of online learning and suggested solutions are also discussed. METHODS Two independent investigators conducted an electronic comprehensive search of PubMed/MEDLINE for articles published between 2000 and 2020, using the following search terms: “online education”; “Tele-dentistry”; “Education during pandemics”; “Virtual dentistry”; “COVID-19 reshaping education”; and “Dental E-learning.” Studies were selected and classified as included or excluded based on the title and abstract of the articles by the 2 researchers, working independently. Articles included were published in English, related to dentistry and online education. Articles excluded were not published in English or related to conventional education. It was not possible to analyze included articles, therefore we decided to do narrative review only. Authors’ points of view and suggestions were also added to shed light on the online learning experience and understand its quality and effectiveness during pandemics. RESULTS : from 150 articles reviewed, only 30 articles were found to qualify for inclusion. All included articles discussed online education based on experience of authors and provided some suggestions so that online learning experience becomes more effective. All included articles found that online education is a useful tool to be invested at times of pandemics and that it needs to be empowered and improved by schools and universities. CONCLUSIONS Being successful in riding the wave will take dental learning and teaching into a new era. In the future, every dean and faculty member will understand that online education is not only a potential source for new revenue. Instead, online education will be recognized as an essential core to every educational plan for institutional resilience and academic continuity. CLINICALTRIAL None

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“…There is also a need for greater understanding of teamwork and soft skills like communication. 5,6 Postgraduate education in periodontology however is a different story. The PG residents are quite diligent and often surpass their guide's expectations.…”

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“…We also need to incorporate aspects of digital technology, more lab-based research and e-learning activities, collaboration with foreign universities, and soft skills like communication within the curriculum. 2,6 For the quality control of education and assessment, the educational blueprints need to be validated by participating teaching staff by concomitant assessment methods. 7 The importance of periodontal treatment has to be suitably emphasised at the UG level, otherwise disservice to patients, community, and profession will continue.…”

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