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ReviewCureus2024

Re-exploring Dental Education During the COVID-19 Era: A Look Through the Challenges Faced, Solutions, and Their Impact on Traditional Methods.

Sayem A Mulla, Minakshi Bhattacharjee, Sandhya A Methal, Amit Patil, Sarita Shrivastava, Sarita Mane

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Review in Cureus, 2024. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Impact of Restructuring Dentistry Studies on Student Stress and Satisfaction Regarding the Curriculum and Educational Methods.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sayem A MullaDentistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, IND.
Minakshi BhattacharjeeMicrobiology, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, IND.
Sandhya A MethalPhysiology, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, IND.
Amit PatilConservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental college and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, IND.
Sarita ShrivastavaPathology, Mahatma Gandhi Missions (MGM) Medical College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, IND.
Sarita ManePhysiology, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

December 2019 brought to the world one of the worst pandemic diseases to exist - COVID-19. The pandemic led to worldwide lockdowns and quarantine, affecting the entire cycle of the world. The education system was one of the severely affected systems. Dental education, which is a practice-based learning system, faced complications due to the pandemic. E-learning methods were adapted in order to restrict the spread of the virus. E-learning has its own advantages and disadvantages. Although dental education is not possible by virtual means, there exist some methodologies that could be incorporated into routine teaching methods. The mixture of traditional learning methods along with newer methods adopted during COVID-19 can prove to improve the understanding procedure. The main aim of this article is to highlight these hybrid methods and encourage their incorporation to enhance the learning experience.

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covid-19dental educationdentistrye-learningpandemic

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PMID39290931
PMCPMC11406199

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