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Trial reportJournal of dental education2025

Development and Validation of a Teaching Module for Prescription Writing for Dental Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Praveen Jodalli, Gagan Bajaj, John H V Gilbert, Ramya Shenoy

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Praveen JodalliDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6243-9823
Gagan BajajDepartment of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
John H V GilbertProfessor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Ramya ShenoyDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesDentists commonly encounter patients with complex medical comorbidities that require an advanced level of competence in the art of prescription writing. However, the current structure of dental education often places limited emphasis on this critical skill. This study aimed to develop and validate an innovative teaching module designed to enhance prescription-writing skills for dental students, with a specific focus on patients with medical comorbid conditions.

methodsThis study was completed in two phases. In phase 1, an interprofessional education (IPE) designed comprehensive teaching module was created. The topics included in this teaching module were medical comorbidities, drug interactions, and best prescription practices. The developed teaching module's face and content were validated, and the item- content validity index (I-CVI) was computed. In phase 2, the teaching module was tested among 48 dental students as part of a randomized controlled trial.

resultsA pool of eight items addressing different aspects related to prescription writing were validated in dental students. All the eight items reached an I-CVI for relevance and structure of ≥0.8. In phase 2, the intervention group, exposed to the teaching module on skill development of prescription writing, showed a statistically significant increase in their prescription-writing skill than the control group.

conclusionThe introduction of a teaching module aimed at developing prescriptions for medical co-morbidities could substantially improve the prescription writing abilities of dental students.

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Drug PrescriptionsEducation, DentalPrescriptionsStudents, DentalWritingClinical CompetenceFemaleHumansMaledental educationdevelopmentinterprofessional education (IPE)medical comorbiditiesprescription writingteaching modulevalidation

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PMID40028799
PMCPMC12445255

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