Simulation training for dental foundation in oral and maxillofacial surgery – a new benchmark

Abstract

Simulation training involves reproducing the management of real patients in a risk-free environment. This study aims to assess the use of simulation training in the management of acutely ill patients for those in second year oral and maxillofacial surgery dental foundation training (DF2s). DF2s attended four full day courses on the recognition and treatment of acutely ill patients. These incorporated an acute life-threatening events: recognition and treatment (ALERT(™)) course, simulations of medical emergencies and case-based discussions on management of surgical inpatients. Pre- and post-course questionnaires were completed by all candidates. A maximum of 11 DF2s attended the course. The questionnaires comprised 1-10 rating scales and Likert scores. All trainees strongly agreed that they would recommend this course to colleagues and all agreed or strongly agreed that it met their learning requirements. All DF2s perceived an improvement in personal limitations, recognition of critical illness, communication, assessing acutely ill patients and initiating treatment. All participants felt their basic resuscitation skills had improved and that they had learned new skills to improve delivery of safety-critical messages. These techniques could be implemented nationwide to address the more complex educational needs for DF2s in secondary care. A new benchmark for simulation training for DF2 has been established.

Contribution of Haptic Simulation to Analogic Training Environment in Restorative Dentistry

“…The objective of the implementation of this new technology would be therefore to complete the training of dental preclinical students 1 . Prior studies have found a real benefit in terms of time, individualized training, and material and human resources 44‐46 . In these ways, students can be trained more quickly with systematic feedback, and their progress curves are accelerated.…”

Simulation training for medical emergencies in the dental setting using an inexpensive software application

“…It is necessary to train under realistic clinical conditions to effectively learn the management of medical emergencies in the dental setting . Some studies have reproduced a realistic clinical situation using an ALS manikin or robot patient . However, we succeeded in creating a realistic clinical situation using software that does not require an ALS manikin or robot patient.…”

“…As shown in Table , most participants understood the content of the course well. Although courses for dental providers covering medical emergencies have previously been conducted, ours was the first to use the flipped classroom approach. We suggest that the introduction of the flipped classroom approach in this course contributed to an improvement in the participants' ability to diagnose and treat medical emergencies.…”

An Emergency Simulation Course in a Postdoctoral General Dentistry Program: The New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine Experience

“…However, reports of the use of skills acquisition through simulation for medical emergency management in dental education programs are somewhat limited. 25 The use of simulation technology to teach anesthesia in dentistry has been reviewed by Hassan et al for oral and maxillofacial surgery 26 and by Rosenberg for dental anesthesia. 23,24 These studies used student or resident questionnaires to assess educational utility and reported student responses in support of simulation training in emergency management education.…”

“…Kalsi et al's survey study of emergency simulation training for oral and maxillofacial surgery residents found improvements in personal limitations, recognition of critical illness, communication, assessing acutely ill patients, initiating treatment, and BLS skills. 25 The use of simulation technology to teach anesthesia in dentistry has been reviewed by Hassan et al for oral and maxillofacial surgery 26 and by Rosenberg for dental anesthesia. 27 We found no reports of experiences using simulation for medical emergency training in GPR educational programs prior to our study.…”