Multi-media based education.

Abstract

Computers are changing the way we do everything from paying our bills to programming our home entertainment systems. If you thought that dental education was not likely to benefit from computers, consider this: Computer technology is revolutionizing dental instruction in ways that promise to improve the quality and efficiency of dental education. It is providing a challenging learning opportunity for dental educators as well. Since much of dental education involves the visual transfer of both concepts and procedures from the instructor to the student, it makes sense that using computer technology to enhance conventional teaching techniques--with materials that include clear, informative images and real-time demonstrations melding sound and animation to deliver to the student in the classroom material that complements textbooks, 35mm slides, and the lecture format. Use of computers at UOP is about teaching students to be competent dentists by making instruction more direct, better visualized, and more comprehensible.