Dental Students’ Perceptions before and after Attending a Centre for Children with Special Needs: A Qualitative Study on Situated Learning
<b>Objectives:</b> To develop an in-depth understanding of the perceptions and experiences of senior dental students before and after fieldwork visits to a centre for children with special needs. <b>Methods:</b> A qualitative study utilised open-ended questions and involved 3...
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| author | Hani T. Fadel Khlood Baghlaf Afnan Ben Gassem Hala Bakeer Alla T. Alsharif Saba Kassim |
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| description | <b>Objectives:</b> To develop an in-depth understanding of the perceptions and experiences of senior dental students before and after fieldwork visits to a centre for children with special needs. <b>Methods:</b> A qualitative study utilised open-ended questions and involved 39 fifth-year dental students. A thematic analysis of the collected responses was undertaken, and a hierarchy of themes and subthemes were developed. <b>Results:</b> Analysis of the pre-visit responses revealed three main themes and a number of subthemes: ‘negative expectations’, ‘positive expectations’, and ‘pain expectations’. Similarly, four main themes with a number of subthemes emerged from the post-visit responses: ‘positive perceptions’, ‘negative perceptions’, ‘oral problems observed’, and ‘recommendations’. <b>Conclusions:</b> Within the study limits, different perspectives were extracted. Prior to the fieldwork visit, students expressed their lack of self-confidence and inadequate preparation. Following the situated learning visit experience, students’ perceptions of managing special needs children was positively influenced. Students were happy to be exposed to such an experience, but hoped for better organisation and specialised supervision in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-17c21dec839a486a9bea89ff6f92f1f92023-11-20T05:48:27ZengMDPI AGDentistry Journal2304-67672020-07-01836910.3390/dj8030069Dental Students’ Perceptions before and after Attending a Centre for Children with Special Needs: A Qualitative Study on Situated LearningHani T. Fadel0Khlood Baghlaf1Afnan Ben Gassem2Hala Bakeer3Alla T. Alsharif4Saba Kassim5Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Taibah University Dental College & Hospital, Prince, Naif Ibn Abdulaziz Road, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah 42353, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 80209, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Taibah University Dental College & Hospital, Prince, Naif Ibn Abdulazia, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah 42353, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, Taibah University Dental College & Hospital, Prince, Naif Ibn Abdulaziz Road, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah 42353, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, Taibah University Dental College & Hospital, Prince, Naif Ibn Abdulaziz Road, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah 42353, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, Taibah University Dental College & Hospital, Prince, Naif Ibn Abdulaziz Road, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah 42353, Saudi Arabia<b>Objectives:</b> To develop an in-depth understanding of the perceptions and experiences of senior dental students before and after fieldwork visits to a centre for children with special needs. <b>Methods:</b> A qualitative study utilised open-ended questions and involved 39 fifth-year dental students. A thematic analysis of the collected responses was undertaken, and a hierarchy of themes and subthemes were developed. <b>Results:</b> Analysis of the pre-visit responses revealed three main themes and a number of subthemes: ‘negative expectations’, ‘positive expectations’, and ‘pain expectations’. Similarly, four main themes with a number of subthemes emerged from the post-visit responses: ‘positive perceptions’, ‘negative perceptions’, ‘oral problems observed’, and ‘recommendations’. <b>Conclusions:</b> Within the study limits, different perspectives were extracted. Prior to the fieldwork visit, students expressed their lack of self-confidence and inadequate preparation. Following the situated learning visit experience, students’ perceptions of managing special needs children was positively influenced. Students were happy to be exposed to such an experience, but hoped for better organisation and specialised supervision in the future.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/8/3/69dental studentsspecial needs childrensituated learningfieldwork |
| spellingShingle | Hani T. Fadel Khlood Baghlaf Afnan Ben Gassem Hala Bakeer Alla T. Alsharif Saba Kassim Dental Students’ Perceptions before and after Attending a Centre for Children with Special Needs: A Qualitative Study on Situated Learning Dentistry Journal dental students special needs children situated learning fieldwork |
| title | Dental Students’ Perceptions before and after Attending a Centre for Children with Special Needs: A Qualitative Study on Situated Learning |
| title_full | Dental Students’ Perceptions before and after Attending a Centre for Children with Special Needs: A Qualitative Study on Situated Learning |
| title_fullStr | Dental Students’ Perceptions before and after Attending a Centre for Children with Special Needs: A Qualitative Study on Situated Learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dental Students’ Perceptions before and after Attending a Centre for Children with Special Needs: A Qualitative Study on Situated Learning |
| title_short | Dental Students’ Perceptions before and after Attending a Centre for Children with Special Needs: A Qualitative Study on Situated Learning |
| title_sort | dental students perceptions before and after attending a centre for children with special needs a qualitative study on situated learning |
| topic | dental students special needs children situated learning fieldwork |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/8/3/69 |
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