Knowledge and perception of preclinical dental students about the dental training profession: A comparative study of two dental schools in Nigeria

Aim: To assess the knowledge and attitude of students of dental schools in Southern India towards Basic Life Support (BLS), as well as to study the retention of BLS knowledge over time. Subjects and methods: A prevalidated questionnaire was employed, which contains 12 knowledge Questions and five questions designed to assess the students perspective towards BLS. It was hosted on Google Forms, and the URL was distributed to the Students. Results: A total of 267 responses were received, of which 66 were males and 201 were female students. Out of a maximum possible score of 12, the mean knowledge score of the group was 4.54. It was found that those who attended a BLS workshop within the last 2 years scored significantly better than those who either took it more than 2 years ago or had never undergone BLS training. Almost all participants (96%) agreed that there is a need for BLS to be learned by all dental students and hence BLS training should be part of the dental curriculum. 76.8% of respondents expressed reluctance to perform CPR on strangers. Conclusion: The findings show that the dental students who participated in the study had inadequate knowledge in BLS, but had a positive attitude towards the adoption of BLS into the dental curriculum.

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

Acta Médica Portuguesa ◽

10.20344/amp.8681 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (11) ◽

pp. 775 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

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.

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Perceptions of Clinical Dental Students Toward Online Education During the COVID-19 Crisis: An Egyptian Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.704179 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Reham Hassan ◽

Ayman R. Khalifa ◽

Tarek Elsewify ◽

Mohamed G. Hassan

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Online Education ◽

Online Teaching ◽

Online Survey ◽

Clinical Skills ◽

Dental Education ◽

Hybrid Approach ◽

Dental Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Dental Schools

Objectives: To evaluate the perceptions of clinical dental students on the role of online education in providing dental education during the COVID-19 crisis.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was sent to four Egyptian dental schools from the 20th of January 2021 to the 3rd of February 2021. Survey questions included the demographics, uses, experiences, perceived benefits, and barriers of distance learning in dentistry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Responses were collected from the clinical dental school students. Categorical data were presented as frequencies (n) and percentages (%) and were analyzed using Fisher’s exact test.Results: Three hundred thirty-seven clinical dental students across four Egyptian dental schools responded. Most students used either Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams to access the online content. The data showed that the COVID-19 pandemic affected the academic performance of most participants (97.4%) with varying degrees. On average, students were neutral when asked to rate the online lectures, but did not find online practical education as effective (81.3%) as online theoretical teaching. The commonly described barriers to online teaching included loss of interaction with educators, inappropriateness in gaining clinical skills, and the instability of the internet connection.Conclusion: Despite the reported benefits, clinical dental students in Egypt preferred the hybrid approach in dental education as distance learning represented a prime challenge to gain adequate clinical dental skills.

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Amalgam versus resin composite for the restoration of posterior teeth: disparities between public clinical practice and dental education in southern Brazil

Revista da Faculdade de Odontologia de Porto Alegre ◽

10.22456/2177-0018.27125 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 52 (1/3) ◽

pp. 33-37

Author(s):

Clarissa Fatturi Parolo ◽

Aline Macarevich ◽

Juliana Jobim Jardim ◽

Marisa Maltz

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health System ◽

Public Health System ◽

Resin Composite ◽

Dental Students ◽

Restorative Material ◽

Chi Square ◽

Posterior Teeth ◽

The Public ◽

Dental Schools

Purpose: To compare the restorative material used in the treatment of posterior teeth taught and performed in two Dental Schools (UFRGS and ULBRA) and in 8 basic health units (BHU) from the Public Health System in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Materials and methods: Data referring the teaching of restorative procedures using amalgam (AM) or resin (R) were obtained through the analysis of patient’s files and questionnaires applied to final year dental students. Information regarding restorative procedures at BHU was obtained through patient’s records and a questionnaire applied to the dentists. The type of restorative material used in both BHU and Dental Schools were compared by chi-square test. Results: At UFRGS, 327 restorations were performed, 78.28% R and 21.72% AM, and at ULBRA 366 restorations, 92.63% R and 7.37% AM. At BHU, 1664 restorations were performed (35.93% R and 64.07% AM). A major proportion of AM restorations was performed in the Public Health Service in comparison to both Dental Schools, in which resin restorations prevailed (p=0.000). Conclusion: The change from AM to R in the dental material choice for posterior teeth at Dental Schools was not followed by the Public Health System, where the AM is still widely used in posterior teeth.

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A Study of Occupational Exposure to Patient's Blood and Saliva among Dental Students of Shahid Sadoughi Yazd University in 2016-2017

Journal of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences ◽

10.18502/ssu.v28i7.4268 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Farzane Vaziri ◽

Fahimeh Rashidi Maybodi ◽

Mohammad Hasan Akhavan-Karbassi ◽

Elahe Mansoori ◽

Nasrin Faal Rastegar

Keyword(s):

Occupational Exposure ◽

High Speed ◽

Dental Students ◽

Fisher Exact Test ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Chi Square ◽

Exact Test ◽

Skin Contamination ◽

School Of Dentistry ◽

Dental Schools

Introduction: Occupational exposure in dentistry is defined as exposing the skin or mucosa to blood, saliva, or infectious discharge of the patient. Dentists are in contact with sharp and high-speed rotary devices that increase the chance of occupational exposure. The purpose of this study was to determine the occupational exposure to blood and saliva of patients in dental students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciencesin 2016-2017. Methods: A descriptive analytical study was conducted on 70 senior dental students at the School of Dentistry of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd, Iran. A standard questionnaire was used for collecting the data. After collecting the data, they were coded and entered into the SPSS 20 software and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square and Fisher exact test. Results: Based on the results, 49 (70%) of 70 students have been suffered from sharp devices. The skin or mucosa of the 62 students (88.6%) infected with saliva or other body fluids of the patients. Only 15.7% of the injuries were reported with sharp objects and 14.3% of mucosal-skin contamination with blood or saliva. Conclusion: Occupational exposure in dentistry environment is a common problem and many cases, which are related to these subjects were not reported. In order to reduce the risks of this, infection control issues should be taught to dental students. Therefore, occupational exposure management, follow-up centers and guidelines should be established for dental schools.

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A comparative study of oral health-related quality of life, depression, and periodontal health status of Turkish preclinical dental students

SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences ◽

10.4103/srmjrds.srmjrds_74_20 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 161

Author(s):

Fatih Karaaslan ◽

Ahu Dikilitaş ◽

SerifeEsra Kurt

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Health Status ◽

Oral Health ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Dental Students ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Periodontal Health ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Cariology education for undergraduate Brazilian dental students

RGO - Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia ◽

10.1590/1981-863720180003000073428 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 66 (3) ◽

pp. 239-244

Author(s):

Daiana Back GOUVEA ◽

Sonia GROISMAN ◽

Marcelo José Strazzeri BÖNECKER ◽

Fabio SAMPAIO ◽

Saul Martins PAIVA ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Core Curriculum ◽

Response Rate ◽

Pediatric Dentistry ◽

Dental Erosion ◽

Dental Students ◽

Item Questionnaire ◽

Dental Hard Tissues ◽

Second Year ◽

Dental Schools ◽

Education In Brazil

ABSTRACT This study sought to provide an overview of current cariology education for undergraduate Brazilian dental students. Data collection was via a Portuguese version of a 12-item questionnaire (Schulte et al., 2011) that was sent to all Brazilian dental schools (n = 219). The response rate was 57.0% (n = 125). Of the schools that returned the questionnaire, 84.8% supported the development of a Brazilian cariology curriculum. The units responsible for teaching cariology were predominantly operative dentistry (49.6%), pediatric dentistry (49.6%), dental public health (44.8%), and cariology (32%). Theoretical teaching of cariology (74.4%) and pre-clinical exercises (63.2%) were cited to occur mainly during the second year of the course, while clinical activities were placed in the third (71.2%) and fourth (64.8%) years. Among respondents, 76.8% of the schools included dental erosion and 86.4% included defects of dental hard tissues, such as abrasion, in teaching cariology. This survey was able to determine the panorama of cariology education in Brazil and to detect some differences among Brazilian geographic areas. The promotion of a workshop to discuss the topics that should be taught to undergraduate dental students and the development of a Brazilian core curriculum in cariology would be likely to reduce the differences in teaching cariology in Brazil.

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