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Teaching paediatric dentistry by multimedia: a three‐year report
Author(s) -
Brearley Messer L,
Kan K.,
Cameron A.,
Robinson R.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
european journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1600-0579
pISSN - 1396-5883
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0579.2001.60305.x
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , likert scale , medical education , dental trauma , focus group , capstone , paediatric dentistry , multimedia , medicine , dentistry , psychology , computer science , developmental psychology , algorithm , marketing , business , radiology
Clinical cases can now be simulated utilising multimedia and used to teach case management to dental students. The modules developed should provide intellectual stimulation, user‐interaction and immediate feedback, in addition to being intuitively navigated and user‐helpful. Five paediatric dental case modules (early childhood caries, anterior trauma, anterior coronal fragment, anterior crossbite and dentigerous cyst) were created, installed in a multimedia presentation tool, PathFinder (from Westmead Hospital Dental Clinical School, New South Wales, Australia), and used to teach three classes of fourth year dental students at The University of Melbourne. Questionnaires, focus groups and a review were conducted by an external educational expert. Students responded anonymously to general learning questions and case specific questions using a five‐point Likert scale (strongly agree to strongly disagree). Student responses indicated they were very enthusiastic about learning via multimedia, although a few students disliked this educational approach. Focus groups and external review indicated that the modules were navigated readily and were suitably interactive.