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ArticleJournal of dental education2022

Dental education practices during COVID-19: A scoping review.

Robin L Kerkstra, Khyati A Rustagi, Alyssa A Grimshaw, Karl E Minges

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Article in Journal of dental education, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Robin L KerkstraDepartment of Allied Health, School of Health Sciences, University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Khyati A RustagiDepartment of Health Administration and Policy, School of Health Sciences, University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Alyssa A GrimshawHarvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3985-0056
Karl E MingesDepartment of Health Administration and Policy, School of Health Sciences, University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDental education was brought to a halt with the emergence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Traditional dental education comprised students working closely with instructors in a clinical laboratory setting; however, public health precautions necessitated a shift to a virtual learning platform. A scoping review of dental education practices since the start of the pandemic will help to understand approaches instructors have taken to provide dental education during this unprecedented time and suggest future applications of virtual learning in dental education.

methodsWe performed an exhaustive scoping literature search of primary peer-reviewed intervention articles published between December 2019 and April 2021 using the following databases: Academic Search Premier, Cochrane Library, Embase, ERIC, LitCovid, MedEdPortal, MedRxiv, Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science. The selection process included two independent reviewers through each phase of review. Articles were categorized and analyzed by domain.

resultsA total of 629 articles were identified; after titles and abstracts were reviewed, 66 articles were selected for full-text review. Following full-text review, 41 articles met eligibility criteria and comprised our study sample. Articles were arranged within domains of assessment, instruction, instructional technology, and software. The advantages to online dental education included improved accessibility, willingness to accept new assessment techniques, and lower anxiety levels. Barriers included problems with technology, classroom time management, lack of student interaction, and absence of hands-on training.

conclusionEvidence suggests emerging best practices in dental education during COVID-19, and recommendations for the future of virtual and distance learning in dental education.

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COVID-19Education, DistanceEducation, DentalHumansLearningStudentsassessmentbest practicesCOVID-19dental educationdental hygienedistance learninginstructioninstructional technologypandemicscoping reviewsoftware

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PMID34978714
PMCPMC9015347

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