FitzGerald Kirsten, Seale N Sue, Kerins Carolyn A, McElvaney Rosaleen, Fitzgerald Elaine
Dental Department, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.
J Dent Educ. 2008 Mar;72(3):305-16.
Evaluating dental students' experiences in pediatric dentistry may help dental educators better prepare graduates to treat the children in their communities. This qualitative investigation aimed to collect and analyze data using the critical incident technique (CIT). Sixty dental students at one southwestern dental school participated in 103 recorded interviews. They described 150 positive and 134 negative experiences related to the pediatric dentistry clinic. Analysis of the data resulted in the identification of four key factors related to their experiences: 1) the instructor; 2) the patient; 3) the learning process; and 4) the learning environment. The contribution made by the patient to dental students' education has not been previously addressed. The CIT is a useful data collection and analysis technique that provides rich, useful data and has many potential uses in dental education.
评估牙科学生在儿童牙科方面的经历，可能有助于牙科教育工作者更好地培养毕业生，以便他们为所在社区的儿童提供治疗。这项定性研究旨在运用关键事件技术（CIT）收集和分析数据。一所西南牙科学校的60名牙科学生参与了103次录音访谈。他们描述了与儿童牙科诊所相关的150次积极经历和134次消极经历。对数据的分析确定了与他们的经历相关的四个关键因素：1）指导教师；2）患者；3）学习过程；4）学习环境。患者对牙科学生教育的贡献此前尚未得到探讨。关键事件技术是一种有用的数据收集和分析技术，它能提供丰富、有用的数据，并且在牙科教育中有许多潜在用途。
