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Seyed Ebrahim Jabarifar, Abas Ali Khademi, Fakhry Al Sadat Khalifehsoltani, Alireza Yousefi,
Volume 10, Issue 5 (2-2011)
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Introduction: Teaching and learning conditions & environment are crucial elements in acquiring skills and abilities during students’ education and also providing them with a satisfactory professional future. The purpose of this study was to assess teaching and learning environment in different sections of Isfahan dentistry school from the viewpoint of dentistry students. Methods: DREEM questionnaire was translated into Persian by two academic members and its validity and reliability were confirmed in a pilot study. The questionnaires were filled by second-sixth year students who had experienced the practical and theoretical courses in eleven clinical wards in Isfahan dentistry school at least twice. The data collected by 138 questionnaires were analyzed by SPSS. Results: Total and mean scores of questionnaire in all wards were 99.75 and 1.99 respectively. Mean scores of questionnaire in 11 studied wards were 1.76- 2.90. Conclusion: Based on the obtained mean scores, the positive aspects of educational environment in surgical, internship, radiology, reconstructive and periodontology wards are less than the negative ones. In all wards, there is a significant gap between the present condition and standards so that educational environment needs to be improved.
Soodabeh Kimyai, Elmira Jafari Navimipour, Narmin Mohammadi,
Volume 11, Issue 4 (11-2011)
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Introduction: Peer education can be a useful adjunctive method for clinical skills training. This study was performed to evaluate the effect of peer education on practical skill training of dental students in restorative preclinic. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study which was performed in years 2009-10, all 34 dental students of Tabriz School of Dentistry (admission year:2006), who enrolled in practical restorative I course and met inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups as intervention and control. Peer education method was used for intervention group besides the conventional method for running practical restorative I course, while in control group, the course ran conventionally. At the end of the semester, the mean rank of students’ scores in the course in the two groups were compared. For this purpose, SPSS software and Mann-Whitney U test were used at a significance level of P<0.05. Results: The mean scores in practical restorative I was 15.73±1.69 in the intervention group and 14.69±2.67 in the control group. There was no significant difference in the mean rank of scores between the two groups. Conclusion: Practical skill of students who had used peer education method was the same as the students in the control group. It is suggested that peer education method be considered as a supplementary educational method in education of restorative dentistry preclinical course.
Azam Meyari, Mahdi Biglarkhani, Mohamad Zandi, Mohamad Vahedi, Amir Farhang Miresmaeili,
Volume 12, Issue 1 (4-2012)
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Introduction: Multiple choice exams are one of the most common objective exams used in medical education. So, it is important to find ways to improve the quality of these exams, especially in residency programs. Thus the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of education on quality improvement of Multiple Choice Questions (MSQ) designed in Annual Residency Exams of Dental Faculty.
Methods: In this experimental study, the structure and taxonomy in all MCQs designed by dental faculty for annual residency exams in 2008 were analyzed through valid and reliable checklist. Checklist items were based on Millman’s principles and several other resources. The same process was repeated for MCQs after running a workshop for question designers. The pre- and post- workshop data were compared using Z test.
Results: From 1239 questions, 63.1% and 76.3% of the questions developed in 2008 and 2009 had no structural flaw, which revealed a significant difference between the two years (P<0.001). Regarding high taxonomy questions, a significant increase was observed in the year 2009 (P=0.039).
Conclusion: Considering the results of this study, designing and running training workshop for question designers improved quality of MCQs and these workshops can lead to improvement of MCQ exams in other universities.
Shahla Kakoei, Fateme Sajjadi, Mina Shahabinejad, Sina Kakooei,
Volume 13, Issue 11 (2-2014)
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Introduction: Continuing education can play an important role in improving and keeping dentists’ level of knowledge and skills. Hence, investigation on continuing education program seems to be necessary. This study was performed to assess dentists’ viewpoints about continuing education on oral medicine.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 dentists participating in 52nd Iranian dental association congress (2012). Data gathering tool was a questionnaire including demographic data, program title priorities for oral medicine (scores from 1-10, the less the mean score, the higher the priority), teaching techniques, performance and quality of programs, and motivation for participation. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: The first priorities in educational title were taking history (3.62±3.25) and clinical internal and external oral examination (3.52±3.1). Participants preferred attending workshops and performing practical jobs (3.06±2.28) and observing practical jobs (2.99±2.11). Two hundred and seventy five dentists (91.7%) noted that employing skillful professors improves the quality of the program. Most participants specified participating in continuing education programs two times a year.
Conclusion: According to participants’ viewpoints, taking history and clinical examination skills were the priorities in educational title. Moreover, practical training and employing skillful professors were among main concerns of dentists. Making use of the findings of this study can lead to dental continuing education programs.
Bahareh Tahani, Alireza Farzanehkhoo, Jaber Yaghini,
Volume 16, Issue 0 (4-2016)
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Introduction: Promoting public health through the facilities of religious sites has become a popular solution for different fields of medicine around the world. However, these programs have been less developed in Iran’s dentistry. The purpose of this study was to introduce a novel method of providing dental care using portable units in a religious site and to evaluate the satisfaction of students and faculty members with the educational outputs of the program.
Methods: In This descriptive study, mobile dental units were first moved to the auditorium of a religious site (Zeinabieh) to provide dental care to the deprived patients of that area. All the senior dental students (N=75) were selected through census method. While examining the patients and providing the comprehensive treatment plan according to patient priority, they provided some necessary dental care during two weeks. After one semester, the program was evaluated through measuring the satisfaction of 30 students and five supervisor professors (selected randomly) by using a researcher-made 10-item questionnaire whose validity and reliability were confirmed. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: The total mean score was 3.1±0.5. Sixty percent of the students believed that the effects of the program were high or very high on increasing their ability in restorative and preventive clinical treatments and efficient communication with patients. The lowest satisfaction level was related to improved skills in root canal treatment.
Conclusion: Students’ satisfaction with the program was high in improving ability to provide preventive and dental care services and in communicating with patients.
Mohammadrasoul Asadi, Sadra Amirpourharadasht, Mehrdad Shahraki,
Volume 23, Issue 0 (3-2023)
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