Problem-Based Learning in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Education: The Shanghai Hybrid

Follow-up assessment of problem-based learning in dental alveolar surgery education: a pilot trial

“…The feedback of the open‐ended questionnaire also revealed that these dental students were not used to communicating with their classmates about their professional knowledge and that they lacked the opportunity to develop their abilities via a traditional education. Zhang et al . reported that Chinese students who received PBL education had a greater inclination towards teamwork, which is consistent with our finding that the PBL graduates had a higher collaborative willingness than their counterparts.…”

“…According to the self‐assessments, however, after graduation, the students in the PBL group reported a greater level of study interest and motivation for collaboration. This finding may be explained by the fact that incorporation of active learning is shown to help students improve their interest in learning.…”

“…PBL improves the academic results of medical students. Moreover, PBL teaching may provide dental graduates with enhanced abilities to communicate and cooperate with others.…”

“…Most of the dental school curriculum is well integrated across various disciplines. To some extent, the study of oral and maxillofacial surgery is a postgraduate field or area of professional training.…”

Impact of internet supported dental education: Initial outcomes in a study sample

“…The effectiveness of ISLE was evaluated in this investigation by implementing it as a single course intervention in a lecture-based curriculum, as was done previously (Albanese & Mitchell, 1993;Kavadella et al, 2012;Reynolds, Mason & Eaton, 2008;Zhang et al, 2012). However, the actual efficacy of ISLE can be evaluated more accurately when it is used in a curriculum-wide system (Gupta, White &Walmsley, 2004;Reynolds et al, 2008).…”