Does teaching social and communicative competences influence dental students’ attitudes towards learning communication skills? A comparison between two dental schools in Germany
Introduction: Teaching social and communicative competences has become an important part of undergraduate dental education. The aim of this study was to explore the influence of a longitudinal curriculum, addressing social and communication skills, on dental students’ attitudes towards learning thes...
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| author | Lichtenstein, Nora V. Haak, Rainer Ensmann, Isabelle Hallal, Houda Huttenlau, Jana Krämer, Katharina Krause, Felix Matthes, Jan Stosch, Christoph |
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| description | Introduction: Teaching social and communicative competences has become an important part of undergraduate dental education. The aim of this study was to explore the influence of a longitudinal curriculum, addressing social and communication skills, on dental students’ attitudes towards learning these skills.Material and methods: Data on the attitudes towards learning communication skills were collected at two German universities and compared in a cross-sectional survey. 397 dental students were included, 175 students attended a longitudinal curriculum addressing social and communicative competences while 222 students did not. The dental students’ attitude towards learning communication skills was measured by a German version of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS-D). Results: Dental students who participated in a longitudinal communication curriculum had significantly lower negative attitudes towards learning communication skills than students who did not attend such courses. Differences in positive attitudes could not be found. Significant interaction effects were found for the factors gender and section of study: female students in the clinical section of their study who participated in the longitudinal curriculum reported higher positive attitudes and lower negative attitudes compared to female students in the preclinical section of study. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that a longitudinal curriculum addressing communication skills can enhance positive and reduce negative attitudes towards learning communication skills. More longitudinal data is needed to explore to what extent gender affects development of communication skills and how students’ attitudes towards learning communication change in the long run. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cc232af6700a48ada74ccd22852439202022-12-21T18:45:00ZdeuGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS Journal for Medical Education2366-50172018-05-01352Doc1810.3205/zma001165Does teaching social and communicative competences influence dental students’ attitudes towards learning communication skills? A comparison between two dental schools in GermanyLichtenstein, Nora V.0Haak, Rainer1Ensmann, Isabelle2Hallal, Houda3Huttenlau, Jana4Krämer, Katharina5Krause, Felix6Matthes, Jan7Stosch, Christoph8University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, Office of the Vice Dean for Teaching and Studies, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Leipzig, Department of Cariology, Endodontology and Periodontology, Leipzig, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, Office of the Vice Dean for Teaching and Studies, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Department of Psychiatry, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Leipzig, Department of Cariology, Endodontology and Periodontology, Leipzig, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Department of Pharmacology, Cologne, GermanyUniversity of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, Office of the Vice Dean for Teaching and Studies, Cologne, GermanyIntroduction: Teaching social and communicative competences has become an important part of undergraduate dental education. The aim of this study was to explore the influence of a longitudinal curriculum, addressing social and communication skills, on dental students’ attitudes towards learning these skills.Material and methods: Data on the attitudes towards learning communication skills were collected at two German universities and compared in a cross-sectional survey. 397 dental students were included, 175 students attended a longitudinal curriculum addressing social and communicative competences while 222 students did not. The dental students’ attitude towards learning communication skills was measured by a German version of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS-D). Results: Dental students who participated in a longitudinal communication curriculum had significantly lower negative attitudes towards learning communication skills than students who did not attend such courses. Differences in positive attitudes could not be found. Significant interaction effects were found for the factors gender and section of study: female students in the clinical section of their study who participated in the longitudinal curriculum reported higher positive attitudes and lower negative attitudes compared to female students in the preclinical section of study. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that a longitudinal curriculum addressing communication skills can enhance positive and reduce negative attitudes towards learning communication skills. More longitudinal data is needed to explore to what extent gender affects development of communication skills and how students’ attitudes towards learning communication change in the long run.http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/zma/2018-35/zma001165.shtmlCommunication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS-D)social skillscommunication skillslongitudinal curriculumdental education |
| spellingShingle | Lichtenstein, Nora V. Haak, Rainer Ensmann, Isabelle Hallal, Houda Huttenlau, Jana Krämer, Katharina Krause, Felix Matthes, Jan Stosch, Christoph Does teaching social and communicative competences influence dental students’ attitudes towards learning communication skills? A comparison between two dental schools in Germany GMS Journal for Medical Education Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS-D) social skills communication skills longitudinal curriculum dental education |
| title | Does teaching social and communicative competences influence dental students’ attitudes towards learning communication skills? A comparison between two dental schools in Germany |
| title_full | Does teaching social and communicative competences influence dental students’ attitudes towards learning communication skills? A comparison between two dental schools in Germany |
| title_fullStr | Does teaching social and communicative competences influence dental students’ attitudes towards learning communication skills? A comparison between two dental schools in Germany |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does teaching social and communicative competences influence dental students’ attitudes towards learning communication skills? A comparison between two dental schools in Germany |
| title_short | Does teaching social and communicative competences influence dental students’ attitudes towards learning communication skills? A comparison between two dental schools in Germany |
| title_sort | does teaching social and communicative competences influence dental students attitudes towards learning communication skills a comparison between two dental schools in germany |
| topic | Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS-D) social skills communication skills longitudinal curriculum dental education |
| url | http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/zma/2018-35/zma001165.shtml |
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