scholarly journals COVID-19 Dental Students’ Knowledge of Medical Technical Institute Dental Assistant Department (Erbil-Iraq) A Comparative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 86-100
Author(s):  
Faraed Dawood Salman ◽  
Jabbar Hussein Kamel
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Technical Institute ◽  
Dental Assistant

scholarly journals Knowledge about nanotechnology and intention to use nanomaterials: A comparative study among dental students in Norway and Romania

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
Victoria Xenaki ◽  
Mihaela Cuida Marthinussen ◽  
Daniela Elena Costea ◽  
Andreea Cristiana Didilescu ◽  
Cristiano Susin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Intention To Use

scholarly journals Online learning during COVID-19 produced equivalent or better student course performance as compared with pre-pandemic: empirical evidence from a school-wide comparative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meixun Zheng ◽  
Daniel Bender ◽  
Cindy Lyon
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Course Performance ◽  
Didactic Instruction ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic forced dental schools to close their campuses and move didactic instruction online. The abrupt transition to online learning, however, has raised several issues that have not been resolved. While several studies have investigated dental students’ attitude towards online learning during the pandemic, mixed results have been reported. Additionally, little research has been conducted to identify and understand factors, especially pedagogical factors, that impacted students’ acceptance of online learning during campus closure. Furthermore, how online learning during the pandemic impacted students’ learning performance has not been empirically investigated. In March 2020, the dental school studied here moved didactic instruction online in response to government issued stay-at-home orders. This first-of-its-kind comparative study examined students’ perceived effectiveness of online courses during summer quarter 2020, explored pedagogical factors impacting their acceptance of online courses, and empirically evaluated the impact of online learning on students’ course performance, during the pandemic. Method The study employed a quasi-experimental design. Participants were 482 pre-doctoral students in a U.S dental school. Students’ perceived effectiveness of online courses during the pandemic was assessed with a survey. Students’ course grades for online courses during summer quarter 2020 were compared with that of a control group who received face-to-face instruction for the same courses before the pandemic in summer quarter 2019. Results Survey results revealed that most online courses were well accepted by the students, and 80 % of them wanted to continue with some online instruction post pandemic. Regression analyses revealed that students’ perceived engagement with faculty and classmates predicted their perceived effectiveness of the online course. More notably, Chi Square tests demonstrated that in 16 out of the 17 courses compared, the online cohort during summer quarter 2020 was equally or more likely to get an A course grade than the analogous face-to-face cohort during summer quarter 2019. Conclusions This is the first empirical study in dental education to demonstrate that online courses during the pandemic could achieve equivalent or better student course performance than the same pre-pandemic in-person courses. The findings fill in gaps in literature and may inform online learning design moving forward.

Assessment of effectiveness of integrated teaching in oral radiology among dental students: A comparative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Beena Varma ◽  
AaryaH Nair ◽  
Renju Jose ◽  
MS Aravind ◽  
NitinAnand Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Oral Radiology
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