Online courses for dentist continuing education: A new trend after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Feng-Chou Cheng, Li-Hua Tang, Kou-Jung Lee, Yuh-Fen Wei, Bo-Lin Liu, Mu-Hsiung Chen, Chun-Pin Chiang

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Feng-Chou ChengChia-Te Dental Clinic, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Li-Hua TangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Kou-Jung LeeHong-Yuan Dental Clinic, Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Yuh-Fen WeiDepartment of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

Bo-Lin LiuDepartment of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Mu-Hsiung ChenDepartment of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Chun-Pin ChiangDepartment of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Background/purpose: Online courses have been widely used in all levels of education during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explored the effectiveness of a dentist continuing education (DCE) course through the online devices in Taiwan. Materials and methods: The practicing dentists who participated in the online course of dental radiation technology for DCE offered by the Taiwan Dental Association (TWDA) in October 2022 and in March 2023 were enrolled in this study. The composition of participating dentists was confirmed by the public inquiry system and their learning effectiveness was evaluated by a questionnaire-based survey after the online DCE class. Results: All participating dentists (132 in October 2022 and 117 in March 2023) obtained consistent good learning outcomes in this online DCE course. Of these 249 dentists, there were 170 (68.27%) males and 79 (31.73%) females, 127 (51.00%) dental specialists and 122 (49.00%) general dentists, as well as 50 (20.08%) hospital dentists and 199 (79.92%) clinic dentists. The participation rates for this course of practicing dentists in non-municipalities (4.70%), counties (3.88%), eastern region (8.08%), and outlying islands (3.60%) were much higher than those in municipalities (0.79%), cities (1.16%), and the western region including the northern region (0.88%), central region (1.96%), and southern region (1.94%), respectively. Conclusion: The participating dentists express positive feedback on the online DCE courses, and the online DCE courses can reduce the urban-rural gap in dental education resources. The use of online DCE courses in dental education will be a future trend.

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Dentist continuing educationDentistsOnline coursePhysical courseUrban-rural gap

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PMID37795131

DOI10.1016/j.jds.2023.06.020

PMCPMC10307533

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