{"title":"Implementation on the Teaching Reform Project for the Emergency Management of Oral and Maxillofacial Soft Tissue Trauma.","authors":"Yongle Shi, Xin Ye, Yifan Shen, Xin Zhang, Xian Liu, Xuefeng Zhang","doi":"10.1002/jdd.13865","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13865","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyze the current status of emergency management of oral and maxillofacial soft tissue trauma, clarify the existing problems and deficiencies in standardized training, establish clear teaching objectives, and propose corresponding reform measures to enhance teaching effectiveness and clinical practice skills.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A quasi-experimental study was conducted in which standardized training doctors in the Department of Oral Emergency Medicine were divided into two groups from February to May 2024 and from June to September 2024. The control group received conventional teaching, including unified theoretical training related to the diagnosis and treatment of oral and maxillofacial soft tissue trauma, clinical teaching, and final assessment. The intervention group, on the other hand, underwent teaching reform training based on outcome-based education (OBE) theory and bridge-in, objective, pre-assessment, participatory learning, post-assessment, and summary (BOPPPS) learning model. After completing their training, both groups were assessed using theoretical exams, practical exams, and teaching satisfaction surveys to compare their performance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Through the application of OBE theory and the BOPPPS learning model, standardized, homogeneous, and precise suturing techniques for oral and maxillofacial soft tissue trauma and postoperative wound management were developed, significantly enhancing students' clinical skills and theoretical knowledge. Various measures were taken to expand the effectiveness of the teaching plan for oral and maxillofacial soft tissue injury. The intervention group outperformed the control group in both theoretical and practical assessments at the end of their 2-month training (p < 0.01). Satisfaction with teaching methods and teaching outcomes was also significantly higher in the intervention group compared to the control group (p < 0.001). Statistical analysis demonstrated a difference in postoperative outcomes between patients treated by the two groups of standardized training doctors, with the complication rate in the intervention group being significantly lower than that in the control group (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The teaching reform measures effectively enhanced medical students' understanding and practical skills in the emergency management of oral and maxillofacial soft tissue trauma.</p>","PeriodicalId":50216,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Education","volume":" ","pages":"e13865"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143532063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Efficacy of Video-Supported Student Self-Assessment in Dental Simulation Training - A Prospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Tihana Divnic-Resnik, Filip Vujovic, Andrew Terry","doi":"10.1002/jdd.13863","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13863","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Self-assessment is a higher-level ability required of health care practitioners, but rarely specifically taught in simulation environments. Retrospective evaluation of videos from simulated clinical environments could be useful for developing self-assessment proficiencies.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility and validity of student self-assessment performed using self-recorded videos of simulated clinical activities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study recruited second-year dental students and two educators of simulated periodontal instrumentation. The use of the instruments (curettes) for periodontal instrumentation was taught to students through instructional benchmarking videos. Following the practice on mannequins, students were given a periodontal instrumentation task to perform, video-record their performance, and self-assess following the bespoke assessment rubric. The anonymized students' videos were further assessed by two calibrated educators. To assess validity, independent Sample t-test was used to analyze the differences between student and tutor's assessment of the videos. Student perceptions of the utility of video self-assessment experience were gathered through a questionnaire and analyzed descriptively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-six students (N = 66) completed the self-assessment task and the questionnaire. There were no significant differences between student and educator evaluation of video data (p > 0.05). Students perceived that video assisted self-assessment following the rubric was easy and helpful and that educators' feedback on the video enabled them to better identify areas that needed improvement.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results of this study showed that there were minimal differences between student self-assessment and educator assessment of video recordings. Video was perceived as a valuable method of self-assessment, thus assisting in learning periodontal instrumentation.</p>","PeriodicalId":50216,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Education","volume":" ","pages":"e13863"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143532066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advancing Medical Assessment Skills in Dental Education: Technology-Enhanced Active Learning With Peer Role-Play Versus Real Patient Practice.","authors":"Gözde Nur Erkan","doi":"10.1002/jdd.13866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13866","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objectives: </strong>The aim of the study was to assess the improving effect of technology-assisted peer role-play on dental students' theoretical knowledge and practical skills in medical history taking, vital sign monitoring, and patient-specific local anesthetic (LA) dose calculation within the scope of medical assessment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study involved 93 fourth-year dental students who received 22 h of theoretical and practical training on medical assessment. During training, digital monitoring simulations were conducted using ResusMonitor. In the peer role-play group (Group RP, n = 46) students alternated the roles of patient and dentist and in the real patient practice group (Group PP, n = 47) students practiced on real patients. Students' theoretical knowledge and practical skills were evaluated before and after the training using questionnaires and simulated patient assessments.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Prior to training, groups had similar knowledge and skills. After training, both groups showed significant improvement (p < 0.001). Peer role-playing notably enhanced theoretical knowledge and practical skills in medical history taking and monitoring (p < 0.05). After the study, the theoretical knowledge quality of the students about basic and detailed medical history taking improved. Monitoring competence rose from below 30% to 93.5% in Group RP and 89.4% in Group PP post-training. All students became competent in calculating patient-specific LA dose after training, whereas they were previously inadequate.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Peer role-play with ResusMonitor was more effective than real patient practice for improving theoretical knowledge and practical skills in medical assessment. Technology-enhanced peer role-play was recommended as an economical and accessible method for improving medical assessment training in dental education.</p>","PeriodicalId":50216,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143532058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Mission, Vision, and Value Statements in Balancing Patient-Centered Care and Student Learning.","authors":"Thomas A Caspers","doi":"10.1002/jdd.13872","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13872","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50216,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143525038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"2024 Year-End Metrics","authors":"Michael S. Reddy","doi":"10.1002/jdd.13837","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13837","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50216,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Education","volume":"89 2","pages":"139-140"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143489977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Journal of Dental Education Volume 89 Number 2/February 2025","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/jdd.13600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13600","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50216,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dental Education","volume":"89 2","pages":"137-138"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jdd.13600","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143489976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}