Trial reportBritish dental journal2020
Blended learning as an adjunct to tutor-led seminars in undergraduate orthodontics: a randomised controlled trial.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Education Technology in Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Student Preference on Teaching Mode and the Impact of Remote Teaching on Academic Performance in Undergraduate Orthodontics Course, a Follow-Up Study.Journal of dental education · 2026Article
- Perceptions of Dental Teachers about Blended Learning: A Qualitative Analysis.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of a heart disease blended learning program in physiotherapy students: a prospective study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- International curriculum for undergraduate sonographer education in China during the COVID-19 era: International remote teaching mode vs. domestic on-site teaching mode.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Innovations in Medical Education During the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: Medical Students' Perspectives on the Transformation of Real Public Health Visits Into Virtual Format.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Dental education during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany - cross-sectional lecturer-side evaluation for the application of digital teaching concepts.F1000Research · 2022Article
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- RoboEthics in COVID-19: A Case Study in Dentistry.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2021Article
- Student perspective of classroom and distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic in the undergraduate dental study program Universitas Indonesia.BMC medical education · 2020Article
- Can Undergraduate Dental Education be Online and Virtual During the COVID-19 Era? Clinical Training as a Crucial Element of Practical Competencies.MedEdPublish (2016) · 2020Article
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Abstract
Aims To describe the use of blended learning as a method of undergraduate orthodontic teaching delivery and to assess its effectiveness in terms of knowledge gain.Design Randomised controlled trial.Setting Queen Mary University of London.Materials and methods Seventy dental undergraduate students in their fifth year were randomly allocated to receive orthodontic seminar-based teaching either using a blended approach based on an e-learning resource or with no prior teaching. All students were asked to complete tests both before (T0) and after (T1) the study period.Results The mean post-test score in the intervention group was 98.3% (a 19% improvement on baseline), while the mean score in the control group was 97.2% with intra-group improvements being statistically significant in both groups (P <0.001). However, no significant difference in terms of improvement in knowledge was found between the two groups (P = 0.36). In terms of satisfaction, 82% of the blended group and 74% in the control group rated the teaching as 'very good'.Conclusions An undergraduate orthodontic-oral surgery e-learning adjunct to traditional teaching was successfully developed. Blending and traditional seminar teaching appear to be equally effective in terms of short-term knowledge gain, with high levels of learner satisfaction common to both approaches.
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