Reynolds P A, Eaton K A, Mason R
Centre of Flexible Learning in Dentistry, King's College London Dental Institute, Floor 3, Strand Bridge House, 138-142 Strand, London, WC2 1HH.
Br Dent J. 2008 Jan 26;204(2):87-92. doi: 10.1038/bdj.2008.9.
Videoconferencing has been widely used to provide distant advice in many healthcare specialties across the world. However, videoconferencing has been further extended to support distance learning and has been evaluated through a number of educational projects. The use of the technology has been integrated as a core method of delivering training and education at all levels in dentistry. Advances in systems, services and standards have produced equipment and telecommunications links that are user-friendly, reliable, affordable and offer better quality image resolution. In addition, a wide range of peripheral devices can be connected to basic videoconferencing equipment to introduce a variety of teaching aids and material into a session. Projects such as PROVIDENT (Postgraduate Regional Online Videoconferencing in Dentistry) and DUET (Dental Undergraduate Education by Teleconferencing) have demonstrated that videoconferencing teaching sessions are as effective as traditional face-to-face lectures in both on-campus and off-campus teaching and reduce travel time and costs for both tutors and students. This paper describes how videoconferencing systems and services have developed and their benefits and applications in dentistry. It then goes on to describe the PROVIDENT and DUET projects as case studies.
视频会议已在全球许多医疗专业领域广泛用于提供远程咨询。然而，视频会议已进一步扩展到支持远程学习，并已通过多个教育项目进行评估。该技术的应用已被整合为牙科各级提供培训和教育的核心方法。系统、服务和标准的进步产生了用户友好、可靠、价格合理且图像分辨率更高的设备和电信链接。此外，各种外围设备可以连接到基本的视频会议设备，以便在课程中引入各种教学辅助工具和材料。诸如PROVIDENT（牙科研究生区域在线视频会议）和DUET（通过电话会议进行牙科本科教育）等项目表明，视频会议教学课程在校园内和校外教学中与传统面对面讲座一样有效，并且减少了教师和学生的出行时间和成本。本文描述了视频会议系统和服务的发展情况及其在牙科中的益处和应用。然后继续将PROVIDENT和DUET项目作为案例研究进行描述。
