ArticleBDJ open2024
Designing and implementation of a mobile application for teaching population oral health needs assessment for dental students; a non-randomized trial.
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- Bridging the Communication Gap: Comparing Digital Tools and Traditional Methods in Post-Extraction Care Delivery.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study investigates the effectiveness of a newly developed smartphone-based application for teaching population oral health needs assessment to undergraduate dental students.
methodsTarget population in this study consisted of all students of Shahid Beheshti School of dentistry in the 7
resultsMost dental students used smartphones extensively and expressed positive attitudes toward mobile learning with no significant statistical difference between intervention and control groups. However, both groups demonstrated limited knowledge gain from the book content, with the mobile application showing no superiority to self-learning education.
conclusionThe present study did not demonstrate superior effectiveness of a smartphone app compared to traditional teacher-centered instruction, but the students' significant mobile usage and positive attitude towards m-learning suggest potential for further investigation in dental education.
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