The Use of Fine Arts to Enhance Visualization and Describing Skills in a First-Year Dental Anatomy Course: A Qualitative Study
(1) Background: In this qualitative study, we investigated the implementation of an art-based observation workshop as a tool to improve visualization and interpretation skills in a cohort of first-year dental students (N = 109) in a dental anatomy course. (2) Methods: The art workshop was held once...
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| description | (1) Background: In this qualitative study, we investigated the implementation of an art-based observation workshop as a tool to improve visualization and interpretation skills in a cohort of first-year dental students (N = 109) in a dental anatomy course. (2) Methods: The art workshop was held once for a total of 60 min in the pre-clinical simulation laboratory, which is the regular teaching setting for the dental anatomy course. Visualization and interpretation skills were assessed before (pre-test) and after the art-based observation workshop (post-test). The pre- and post-tests contained five images that guided students to describe dental anatomy images. The pre- and post-test had different but similar images. Dental students accessed the pre- and post-tests on CANVAS and recorded their answers. After that, the audio recording files were analyzed and compared to determine the frequency of use of dental anatomy-specific nomenclature while answering the pre- and post-test. (3) Results: Our results demonstrate that students used dental anatomy-specific nomenclature more frequently after the intervention. (4) Conclusions: we have concluded that students’ use of dental anatomy nomenclature in the first-year dental anatomy curriculum is enhanced following an art-based intervention in a regular dental simulation laboratory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-442fec477d3c41a18eb9ab0281fab94e2024-03-27T13:58:34ZengMDPI AGOral2673-63732023-12-01411810.3390/oral4010001The Use of Fine Arts to Enhance Visualization and Describing Skills in a First-Year Dental Anatomy Course: A Qualitative StudyGeetha Siddanna0Bradley Smith1Andrea Mantesso2Vidya Ramaswamy3Tracy de Peralta4Elisabeta Karl5Cariology Restorative Sciences & Endodontics Department, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USASTAMPS School of Art & Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USACariology Restorative Sciences & Endodontics Department, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USASchool of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USASchool of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USACariology Restorative Sciences & Endodontics Department, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA(1) Background: In this qualitative study, we investigated the implementation of an art-based observation workshop as a tool to improve visualization and interpretation skills in a cohort of first-year dental students (N = 109) in a dental anatomy course. (2) Methods: The art workshop was held once for a total of 60 min in the pre-clinical simulation laboratory, which is the regular teaching setting for the dental anatomy course. Visualization and interpretation skills were assessed before (pre-test) and after the art-based observation workshop (post-test). The pre- and post-tests contained five images that guided students to describe dental anatomy images. The pre- and post-test had different but similar images. Dental students accessed the pre- and post-tests on CANVAS and recorded their answers. After that, the audio recording files were analyzed and compared to determine the frequency of use of dental anatomy-specific nomenclature while answering the pre- and post-test. (3) Results: Our results demonstrate that students used dental anatomy-specific nomenclature more frequently after the intervention. (4) Conclusions: we have concluded that students’ use of dental anatomy nomenclature in the first-year dental anatomy curriculum is enhanced following an art-based intervention in a regular dental simulation laboratory.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6373/4/1/1dental anatomyvisualization skillsdental studentsfine arts |
| spellingShingle | Geetha Siddanna Bradley Smith Andrea Mantesso Vidya Ramaswamy Tracy de Peralta Elisabeta Karl The Use of Fine Arts to Enhance Visualization and Describing Skills in a First-Year Dental Anatomy Course: A Qualitative Study Oral dental anatomy visualization skills dental students fine arts |
| title | The Use of Fine Arts to Enhance Visualization and Describing Skills in a First-Year Dental Anatomy Course: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full | The Use of Fine Arts to Enhance Visualization and Describing Skills in a First-Year Dental Anatomy Course: A Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | The Use of Fine Arts to Enhance Visualization and Describing Skills in a First-Year Dental Anatomy Course: A Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Fine Arts to Enhance Visualization and Describing Skills in a First-Year Dental Anatomy Course: A Qualitative Study |
| title_short | The Use of Fine Arts to Enhance Visualization and Describing Skills in a First-Year Dental Anatomy Course: A Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | use of fine arts to enhance visualization and describing skills in a first year dental anatomy course a qualitative study |
| topic | dental anatomy visualization skills dental students fine arts |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6373/4/1/1 |
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