scholarly journals Dental Student Perspectives of a Comprehensive-Based Teaching Methodology: A Confidence, Effectiveness, and Challenge Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Susan Hattar ◽  
Abeer AlHadidi ◽  
Sandra Altarawneh ◽  
Suha Abu-Ghazaleh ◽  
Mohammad Hammad
Keyword(s):  
Comprehensive Care ◽  
Dental Student ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Comprehensive Model ◽  
Analytical Skills ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Conservative Dentistry ◽  
Comprehensive Care Model ◽  
Didactic Skills ◽  
Dental Schools

Background/Objectives. The holistic methodology in education has been widely appreciated and implicated in dental schools in the last decade. Our department of conservative dentistry decided to reform the educational model of teaching from a traditional requirement-based model to a hybrid model incorporating comprehensive care treatment. The aim of our study was to assess students’ confidence and perspectives regarding the benefits of a comprehensive model of teaching. Materials and Methods. A questionnaire was distributed at the end of the academic year 2018-2019 and designed to investigate students’ opinions on the benefits of the new model of teaching, as well as difficulties encountered and possible shortcomings. In addition, self-perceived confidence level was assessed for the purpose of comparing confidence during supervised tasks versus confidence during comprehensive patient care. Results. Complete responses were gathered from 127 students out of 202, giving a response rate of 63%. The majority of students believed that the comprehensive model of teaching allowed them to better address patients’ needs, gave higher satisfaction, positively influenced self-confidence, permitted greater exposure to clinical techniques, and enhanced reasoning and analytical skills. However, their confidence was still lower in comprehensive patient management when compared to supervised tasks. Conclusion. Our students showed an appreciation of the comprehensive care model. Self-learning and didactic skills were enhanced. It would, therefore, be beneficial to adapt this methodology to earlier years and other disciplines to enhance the effectiveness of education and achievement of learning outcomes.

Students' perspectives and views toward a comprehensive based model of teaching: Confidence, effectiveness and challenges

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Hattar ◽  
Abeer Alhadidi ◽  
Sandra Altarawneh ◽  
Suha Abu Ghazaleh ◽  
Mohammad Hammad
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Comprehensive Care ◽  
Analytical Skills ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Conservative Dentistry ◽  
Comprehensive Care Model ◽  
Didactic Skills ◽  
Dental Schools ◽  
Self Learning

Abstract Background The holistic methodology in education has been widely appreciated and implicated in dental schools in the last decade. Our department of conservative dentistry decided to reform the educational model of teaching from a traditional requirement-based model to a hybrid model incorporating comprehensive care treatment. The aim of our study was to assess students’ confidence and perspectives regarding the benefits of a comprehensive model of teaching. Methods A questionnaire was distributed at the end of the scholastic year 2018-2019 and designed to investigate students’ opinions on the benefits of the new model of teaching as well as difficulties encountered and possible shortcomings. In addition, self-perceived confidence level was assessed for purpose of comparison between their confidence in supervised tasks versus confidence during comprehensive case treatment. Results Completed responses were gathered from 127 students out of 202 giving a response rate of 63%. The majority of students believed that comprehensive cases allowed them to better address patients’ needs, gives higher satisfaction, positively influences self-confidence, permits greater exposure to clinical skills/techniques and enhances reasoning and analytical skills. However, their confidence was still lower in comprehensive case management when compared to supervised tasks. Conclusions Our students showed an appreciation of the comprehensive care model. Self-learning and didactic skills were enhanced. It would therefore be beneficial to adapt this methodology to earlier years and other disciplines, to enhance the effectiveness of education and achievement of learning outcomes.

scholarly journals Reconsidering the ‘Decline’ of Dental Student Empathy within the Course in Latin America

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Víctor Patricio Díaz-Narváez ◽  
Ana María Erazo Coronado ◽  
Jorge Luis Bilbao ◽  
Farith González ◽  
Mariela Padilla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Dental Student ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Physician Empathy ◽  
Dental Schools ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Made In

Introduction: The controversy over the presence of empathic decline within the course in students of medicine, dentistry and health sciences in general, has not fully been studied. This controversy could be partially solved if massive studies of empathy levels are made in similar cultural, social and economic contexts.Material and Methods: Empathy levels within the course were studied in eighteen dental schools from six countries in Latin America (2013). The mean of the empathy levels were used to study the behavior between first and fifth academic years. The values of empathy levels within the course were observed by applying the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy, the Spanish version. All these studies were cross-sectional. The value of means observed, were subjected to regression studies and further adjustment curves were obtained and the coefficient of determination were calculated.Results: Six different models of behavior were observed, which found that five of them suffer empathic decline within the course, but with different final results: in some the decline persists until the fifth academic year and in others, this decline ‘recovers’ persistently until the fifth academic year. The sixth model is characterized by a constant and persistent increase of levels of empathy within the course until the last academic year.Discussion: There are six different models for the behavior of means of levels of empathy within the course evaluated by a common methodology in eighteen dental schools from six countries of Latin America. These findings support the existence of variability of empathic response and a comprehensive approach is needed to find the causes that give rise to this variability.Conclusion: In dental students of Latin America, there is variability in the behavior of the distribution in means between the academic years of the dentistry schools examined in this study.

scholarly journals A home-based comprehensive care model in patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A study pre-protocol

F1000Research ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lufei Young ◽  
Kathleen Healey ◽  
Mary Charlton ◽  
Kendra Schmid ◽  
Rana Zabad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Comprehensive Care ◽  
Care Model ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Comprehensive Care Model

Background Disability is prevalent in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), leading to difficulty in care access, significant caregiver burden, immense challenges in self-care and great societal burden.  Without highly coordinated, competent and accessible care, individuals living with progressive MS experience psychological distress, poor quality of life, suffer from life-threatening complications, and have frequent but avoidable healthcare utilizations. Unfortunately, current healthcare delivery models present severe limitations in providing easily accessible, patient-centered, coordinated comprehensive care to those with progressive MS. We propose a home-based comprehensive care model (MAHA) to address the unmet needs, challenges, and avoidable complications in individuals with progressive MS with disabling disease.Objective The article aims to describe the study design and methods used to implement and evaluate the proposed intervention.  Method The study will use a randomized controlled design to evaluate the feasibility of providing a 24-month, home-based, patient-centered comprehensive care program to improve quality of life, reduce complications and healthcare utilizations overtime (quarterly) for 24 months. A transdisciplinary team led by a MS-Comprehensivist will carry out this project. Fifty MS patients will be randomly assigned to the intervention and usual care program using block randomization procedures. We hypothesize that patients in the intervention group will have fewer complications, higher quality of life, greater satisfaction with care, and reduced healthcare utilization. The proposed project is also expected to be financially sustainable in fee-for-service models but best suited for and gain financial success in valued-based care systems.  Discussion This is the first study to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of a home-based comprehensive care management program in MS patients living with progressive disability. If successful, it will have far-reaching implications in research, education and practice in terms of providing high quality but affordable care to population living with severe complex, disabling conditions.

Exploring Nonmotor Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Parkinson Disease in a Comprehensive Care Setting

2020 ◽  
pp. 089198872091552
Author(s):  
Amitha Dhingra ◽  
A. Umair Janjua ◽  
Laura Hack ◽  
Gabriella Waserstein ◽  
Justin Palanci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson Disease ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Symptom Relief ◽  
Comprehensive Care ◽  
Motor Symptoms ◽  
Treatment Models ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Manifestations ◽  
Treatment Plans ◽  
Comprehensive Care Model

Parkinson disease (PD) is a debilitating neurological condition that includes both motor symptoms and nonmotor symptoms (NMS). Psychiatric complaints comprise NMS and are collectively referred to as neuropsychiatric manifestations. Common findings include atypical depressive symptoms, anxiety, psychosis, impulse control disorder, deterioration of cognition, and sleep disturbances. Quality of life (QoL) of patients suffering from NMS is greatly impacted and many times can be more debilitating than motor symptoms of PD. We expand on knowledge gained from treatment models within a comprehensive care model that incorporates multidisciplinary specialists working alongside psychiatrists to treat PD. Insight into background, clinical presentations, and treatment options for patients suffering from neuropsychiatric manifestations of PD are discussed. Identifying symptoms early can help improve QoL, provide early symptom relief, and can assist tailoring treatment plans that limit neuropsychiatric manifestations.

scholarly journals The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on final year dental students’ self-confidence level in performing clinical procedures

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. e0257359
Author(s):  
Jugoslav Ilić ◽  
Katarina Radović ◽  
Tatjana Savić-Stanković ◽  
Aleksandra Popovac ◽  
Vesna Miletić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Confidence Level ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Clinical Procedures ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Dental Procedures ◽  
Abrupt Changes ◽  
Dental Schools

Background The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has dramatically changed teaching approach in dental schools due to the switch to distance learning and the lack of practice training in direct contact with patients with possible impact on clinical skills of students. The aim of the study was to assess the level of the 2020 final year dental students’ self-confidence in performing different dental procedures through specially designed questionnaire and compare it to self-confidence of the 2019 final year students. Materials and methods An anonymous questionnaire consisting of 40 questions regarding self-confidence level in performing 40 different dental procedures and based on five points Likert-like scale was distributed during November 2020 to final year dental students whose studies were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in one semester. The study group comprised their answers. The comparison was done with the control group that consisted of students’ answers on the same questionnaire from previous 2019 year conducted as a part of regular internal educational evaluation. Results Response rate was 74.2% in study group and 89.3% in control group. Mean level of self-confidence reported by 115 students in study group was significantly lower than that reported by 100 students in control group (3.28±1.08 vs. 3.58±0.88, respectively) and the distribution of self-confidence scores were different in observed groups. Graduates from study group felt less confident than those from control in 8 clinical skills. Conclusion Abrupt changes in teaching modalities caused by COVID-19 pandemic had significant impact on final year dental students’ self-confidence indicating additional educational needs in postgraduate period.

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