ArticleBritish dental journal2017
Using virtual microscopy to deliver an integrated oral pathology course for undergraduate dental students.
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- The use of digital microscopy as a teaching method for human pathology: a systematic review.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2020Pooled it
- A contemporary revision of the undergraduate oral and maxillofacial pathology syllabus and best practice recommendations.British dental journal · 2026Article
- Comparison of the whole slide imaging and conventional light microscopy in the grading of oral epithelial dysplasia: a multi-institutional study.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2021Article
- Virtual microscopy enhances the reliability and validity in histopathology curriculum: Practical guidelines.MedEdPublish (2016) · 2019Article
- Educational aspects of oral cancer.British dental journal · 2018Article
- Feasibility, effectiveness, and students' attitude toward using WhatsApp in histology teaching and learning.Journal of education and health promotion · 2018Article
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Abstract
Dental students in the United Kingdom usually study histopathology as part of their undergraduate curriculum and this has traditionally been delivered using light microscopes in laboratory classes. Beginning in 2005, the oral pathology course in Sheffield was gradually modified by the introduction of virtual microscopy with a focus on creating a more integrated, clinically orientated and dynamic approach to student teaching and learning in histopathology. The purpose of this paper is to describe how virtual microscopy has been used to enhance dental students' learning of oral pathology, and its role in facilitating an integrated oral disease curriculum in Sheffield.
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