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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Educational Videos as an Adjunct Learning Tool in Pre-Clinical Operative Dentistry-A Randomized Control Trial.

Osama Khattak, Kiran Kumar Ganji, Azhar Iqbal, Meshal Alonazi, Hmoud Algarni, Thani Alsharari

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Osama KhattakDepartment of Operative Dentistry & Endodontics, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
Kiran Kumar GanjiDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3178-9513
Azhar IqbalDepartment of Operative Dentistry & Endodontics, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4769-6653
Meshal AlonaziDepartment of Operative Dentistry & Endodontics, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
Hmoud AlgarniDepartment of Operative Dentistry & Endodontics, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.
Thani AlsharariRestorative and Dental Materials Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Taif University, Taif 26571, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

Al Jouf University DSR-03177-01-2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundE-learning is an important adjunct used for teaching clinical skills in medicine dentistry. This study evaluated and compared the effectiveness of e-learning resources as an additional teaching aid to traditional teaching methods in male and female students and based on CGPA scores in a pre-clinical operative skill course.

methodsA randomized control trial was conducted in the College of Dentistry, Jouf University, to assess the impact of e-learning resources in learning clinical skills in a pre-clinical operative dentistry course. Fifty second-year dental students were randomly divided into two groups, with 25 students each. Group A (control group) was taught using traditional teaching methods, and Group B (intervention group) used e-learning resources along with traditional methods. Both groups were assessed using objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs). Standardized forms prepared by faculty members were used to assess the students. The students also filled in a questionnaire afterwards to provide feedback regarding the e-learning resources.

resultsThe difference between both groups was statistically significant (

conclusionThe use of e-learning resources in pre-clinical operative dentistry courses can be a useful adjunct to traditional teaching methods and can result in better learning of dental pre-clinical operative skills.

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competency-based educatione-learningoperative pre-clinical

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PMID35206793
PMCPMC8871524

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