Attitude of Kerman dental students towards electronic learning and related factors

Background: Communication skills (CS) learning is a core skill in medical and dental education. The comparison of attitudes towards CS between dental and medical students based on the taught curriculum (problem-based learning vs. traditional teaching) in Saudi Arabia awaits investigation. Aims: (1) To assess the attitudes of both undergraduate dental and medical students towards communication skills (CS) learning and (2) to compare the attitudes towards CS between Medical and Dental students in relation to sociodemographic and education-related characteristics. Methods and Materials: A cross-sectional study, using an online survey, invited 260 conveniently sampled Taibah university medical and dental undergraduate students. The survey collected data on sociodemographic characteristics, education-related factors, and CS using Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS) that assess positive and negative attitudes (PAS, NAS). Data analysis included descriptive statistics and the Mann–Whitney U test. Results: Of the distributed questionnaire 91% responded (145 dental and 91 medical students). There were, overall, non-significant scores’ differences between medical and dental students on PAS (Medicine Median 51 vs. Dentistry Median 50, p = 0.059) and NAS (Medicine Median 32 vs. Dentistry Median 32, p = 0.596). Older medical students, those at clinical levels and those who reported they need to improve their communication skills and student whose parents were not doctors, tended to score statistically significantly (p = 0.032, 0.017, 0.034, and 0.004, respectively) on PAS compared with dental students; on the other hand, medical students with doctor parents scored significantly high in NAS compared to dental students (p = 0.015). Conclusion: Demographic and education-related characteristics underpinned medical student positive attitude towards CS compared to dental students. Although medical and dental students showed no differences in self-rating their attitudes towards (CS). Different factors influence medical and dental students’ attitudes towards CS learning.

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Dental Students in Germany throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Psychological Assessment and Cross-Sectional Survey

Biology ◽

10.3390/biology10070611 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 611

Author(s):

Mohamed Mekhemar ◽

Sameh Attia ◽

Christof Dörfer ◽

Jonas Conrad

Keyword(s):

Financial Risk ◽

Female Gender ◽

Dental Students ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychological Features ◽

The Impact ◽

German Universities

Multiple investigations have reported high psychological distress among students since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak started. This survey examined the associations between psychological features, and several demographic and social factors among dental students in German universities. Dental students registered in German universities nationwide were asked to join this survey via a self-directed online questionnaire, from July 2020 to January 2021. This study assembled data on demographic statistics, the depression anxiety stress scales (DASS-21), and the impact of events scale—revised (IES-R) instrument. The relationships between demographic-related variables and mental consequences of depression, anxiety, stress, intrusion, avoidance, and hyperarousal were inspected. Two hundred and eleven students contributed to the questionnaire and conveyed overall normal or mild outcomes of depression, anxiety, stress, intrusion, avoidance, and hyperarousal. In addition, female gender, cardiovascular diseases, smoking habits, and seeing the COVID-19 outbreak as a financial risk were stated as significant related factors (p < 0.05), with increased IES-R and DASS-21 scores. These results highlight the features that should be considered to better protect dental students’ mental health in German universities during the crisis.

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Readiness for Electronic Learning and Ranking of Related Factors Using the Fuzzy PROMETHEE: A Study at Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Strides in Development of Medical Education ◽

10.5812/sdme.84403 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mohammad Mehdi Parhizgar ◽

Amir Fazel ◽

Azin Harandi

Keyword(s):

Medical Sciences ◽

Related Factors ◽

Electronic Learning ◽

Fuzzy Promethee

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Computer literacy and access to the Internet among dental students

Stomatoloski glasnik Srbije ◽

10.2298/sgs0402097m ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 97-102

Author(s):

Vesna Miletic ◽

Djurica Grga

Keyword(s):

Computer Literacy ◽

Dental Education ◽

Dental Students ◽

The Internet ◽

Multiple Choice Questions ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Statistical Probability ◽

Electronic Learning ◽

Anonymous Questionnaire ◽

The Impact

AIM: The aim of the present study was to determine students' ability and extent of using computers and internet, and the impact of the Informatics course on students' attitude and using computers in professional purposes. METHODOLOGY: Two hundred randomly selected 4th and 5th year students of the Faculty of Stomatology in Belgrade were divided into 2 groups of 100 students each, regarding the attendance to the Faculty Informatics course. The survey was conducted through an anonymous questionnaire with multiple choice questions concerning the ability to use computers and internet, programs and applications, visiting dental sites at the internet, self-assessment of students' PC skills etc. The data were statistically analyzed, and results were presented on tables and figures. RESULTS: Majority of dental students (85.5%) think PC skills are important for dentists. Statistically more students from the Informatics course can use computers (92%) compared to those (67%) who did not complete this course (p<0.05). In both groups, Internet, email and word are used with high statistical probability. Students use computers mostly for pleasure and much lesser for educational purposes. CONCLUSION: There is a great potential and interest for the use of computers in dental education among students of the Faculty of Stomatology in Belgrade. Faculty Informatics course may be a useful baseline for further implementing electronic learning into dental education.

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