Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Effect of an endodontic e-learning application on students’ performance during their first root canal treatment on real patients: a pilot study |
| Authors: |
Christoph Maria Färber, Martin Lemos, Sareh Said Yekta-Michael |
| Source: |
BMC Medical Education, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2022. |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Special aspects of education
LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Artificial teeth, Blended learning, COVID-19, E-learning, Endodontic teaching, Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, Medicine |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background E-learning has found its way into dental teaching in general and endodontic teaching in particular. The present study aimed to implement a newly developed multimedia learning application and assess its effect on students’ first root canal treatment on real patients. With the COVID-19 outbreak, the application’s performance was investigated during the pandemic. Methods A total of 138 students in the initial clinical endodontic course participated in this study. The control group (n = 49) followed the traditional curriculum, including practice on artificial teeth and face-to-face teaching events. In addition to the traditional curriculum, test group 1 (n = 54) had access to an endodontic e-learning application containing videos demonstrating artificial teeth and patient cases. With the COVID-19 outbreak, test group 2 (n = 35) had no face-to-face teaching; however, endodontic patient treatments were included. The quality of students’ first root canal treatment on real patients was compared using performance and radiographic assessment items. Statistical analysis was done using Kruskal–Wallis and chi-squared tests. Test groups received a questionnaire to assess the learning application. Test group 2 also completed a COVID-19-specific survey to measure students’ perceptions of how the pandemic affected their endodontic education. Results The results of endodontic treatments were significantly better for test group 1 (P |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1472-6920 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6920 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12909-022-03463-y |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/1459a4da740d487db3ae8da752750db9 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.1459a4da740d487db3ae8da752750db9 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
