Open AccessThe Shift of Dental Education During and Post COVID-19
Author(s) -
Ting Jing Kweh,
Ghee Seong Lim,
González García,
T.K. Ong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
archives of orofacial sciences/archives of orofacial science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-7163
pISSN - 1823-8602
DOI - 10.21315/aos2021.16.2.1
Subject(s) - covid-19 , dental education , closure (psychology) , pandemic , face (sociological concept) , online teaching , distance education , medical education , online learning , higher education , learning styles , mathematics education , psychology , pedagogy , medicine , political science , sociology , computer science , multimedia , social science , disease , pathology , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
Education worldwide has been conducted in the traditional face-to-face classroom teaching style for ages, and this includes the education in dentistry. Since the introduction of online education and distance learning, teaching institutions have gradually made e-learning an integral part of teaching and learning activities. With the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic and closure of teaching institutions worldwide, the faculty of dentistry is amongst the many that were forced to leap onto the online education field abruptly. There is a sudden need for educators to resort to online teaching and e-learning becomes an essential tool to be developed as an alternative to traditional education methods. This article serves as a review to explore and discuss the common concerns and institutional readiness in delivering e-learning and review the methods currently utilised during this time of crisis.