Impact of fully guided implant planning software training on the knowledge acquisition and satisfaction of dental undergraduate students
ABSTRACTBackground A majority of dental school students do not undergo hands-on clinical training in implantology in the undergraduate curriculum. Training is usually restricted to pre-implant evaluation and post-implant prostheses. Virtual implant planning software (VIPS) provides an alternative op...
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| author | Shishir Ram Shetty Colin Alexander Murray Sausan Al Kawas Sara Jaser Natheer Al-Rawi Wael Talaat Sangeetha Narasimhan Sunaina Shetty Pooja Adtani Shruthi Hegde |
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| description | ABSTRACTBackground A majority of dental school students do not undergo hands-on clinical training in implantology in the undergraduate curriculum. Training is usually restricted to pre-implant evaluation and post-implant prostheses. Virtual implant planning software (VIPS) provides an alternative opportunity for undergraduate students to experience implant planning much before gaining hands-on experience. However, not many studies have the contribution of VIPS to the knowledge acquisition of students. We conducted a preliminary study to evaluate the knowledge acquisition of the students when exposed to a hands-on session of VIPS. We also evaluated students’ satisfaction levels, when exposed to hands-on training in fully guided implant planning software.Methods A two-part theory lecture on fully guided implant planning was delivered to 90, 5th (final)-year dental undergraduate students by the oral radiology faculty. The students were then randomly divided into three groups. Group A was exposed to didactic lectures only. Group B was shown a video for fully guided implant planning in addition to the didactic lecture. Group C was shown a video for fully guided implant planning in addition to a didactic lecture and then performed a hands-on session of virtual implant planning under faculty guidance. Students from all groups were given an MCQ-based test. After the completion of the test students from group A and B also received VIPS hands-on training. Students from all three groups answered and a feedback questionnaire regarding their satisfaction levels with VIPS.Results The overall test score of students in Group C was higher than their colleagues in both Groups A and B and the differences were statistically significant (p = 0.01). More than 85% of the students were satisfied with the teaching approach.Conclusions The utilization of VIPS in the training of dental undergraduate students improves their performance confirming better knowledge acquisition and content mastery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1bddaee233614014a2fbbf3fb406084e2023-11-27T16:01:59ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMedical Education Online1087-29812023-12-0128110.1080/10872981.2023.2239453Impact of fully guided implant planning software training on the knowledge acquisition and satisfaction of dental undergraduate studentsShishir Ram Shetty0Colin Alexander Murray1Sausan Al Kawas2Sara Jaser3Natheer Al-Rawi4Wael Talaat5Sangeetha Narasimhan6Sunaina Shetty7Pooja Adtani8Shruthi Hegde9College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab EmiratesNitte (Deemed to Be University), Mangalore, IndiaABSTRACTBackground A majority of dental school students do not undergo hands-on clinical training in implantology in the undergraduate curriculum. Training is usually restricted to pre-implant evaluation and post-implant prostheses. Virtual implant planning software (VIPS) provides an alternative opportunity for undergraduate students to experience implant planning much before gaining hands-on experience. However, not many studies have the contribution of VIPS to the knowledge acquisition of students. We conducted a preliminary study to evaluate the knowledge acquisition of the students when exposed to a hands-on session of VIPS. We also evaluated students’ satisfaction levels, when exposed to hands-on training in fully guided implant planning software.Methods A two-part theory lecture on fully guided implant planning was delivered to 90, 5th (final)-year dental undergraduate students by the oral radiology faculty. The students were then randomly divided into three groups. Group A was exposed to didactic lectures only. Group B was shown a video for fully guided implant planning in addition to the didactic lecture. Group C was shown a video for fully guided implant planning in addition to a didactic lecture and then performed a hands-on session of virtual implant planning under faculty guidance. Students from all groups were given an MCQ-based test. After the completion of the test students from group A and B also received VIPS hands-on training. Students from all three groups answered and a feedback questionnaire regarding their satisfaction levels with VIPS.Results The overall test score of students in Group C was higher than their colleagues in both Groups A and B and the differences were statistically significant (p = 0.01). More than 85% of the students were satisfied with the teaching approach.Conclusions The utilization of VIPS in the training of dental undergraduate students improves their performance confirming better knowledge acquisition and content mastery.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10872981.2023.2239453implant planning softwareknowledge acquisitionsatisfactiondental studentseducation |
| spellingShingle | Shishir Ram Shetty Colin Alexander Murray Sausan Al Kawas Sara Jaser Natheer Al-Rawi Wael Talaat Sangeetha Narasimhan Sunaina Shetty Pooja Adtani Shruthi Hegde Impact of fully guided implant planning software training on the knowledge acquisition and satisfaction of dental undergraduate students Medical Education Online implant planning software knowledge acquisition satisfaction dental students education |
| title | Impact of fully guided implant planning software training on the knowledge acquisition and satisfaction of dental undergraduate students |
| title_full | Impact of fully guided implant planning software training on the knowledge acquisition and satisfaction of dental undergraduate students |
| title_fullStr | Impact of fully guided implant planning software training on the knowledge acquisition and satisfaction of dental undergraduate students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of fully guided implant planning software training on the knowledge acquisition and satisfaction of dental undergraduate students |
| title_short | Impact of fully guided implant planning software training on the knowledge acquisition and satisfaction of dental undergraduate students |
| title_sort | impact of fully guided implant planning software training on the knowledge acquisition and satisfaction of dental undergraduate students |
| topic | implant planning software knowledge acquisition satisfaction dental students education |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10872981.2023.2239453 |
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