Pinsky H M, Le J M, Sweier D G, Marti K
Department of Periodontics & Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2018 Feb;22(1):e19-e25. doi: 10.1111/eje.12251. Epub 2016 Dec 25.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dental student's ability to locate medical emergency equipment/items at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry clinic.
A total of 138 second-year dental students (traditional group) participated in this study as part of a simulation-based medical emergencies rotation course held during the winter term of 2014 and 2015. Without prior training, students were tested on their ability to locate nine predetermined items on the clinic floor using a self-reported checklist. Six months later, a convenience sample of 18 students (novel group) from the same cohort were later trained on their location and retested individually.
Of the 138 students tested, only 10.14% students could locate seven of the nine items when compared to 100% in the novel group. Only 5.07% of students in the traditional group could locate all items initially, compared with 72.22% students in the novel group.
Whilst our students have lecture-based knowledge about medical emergencies, the results of our study identified a gap of knowledge of emergency equipment/item location amongst students. Therefore, an intervention performed with a similar group of second-year dental students supported that proper training may be used to achieve retention of knowledge. Based on our "novel group" results, we have incorporated targeted training in the dental curriculum that leads to students being better prepared in locating emergency equipment/items. This study suggests that other populations, such as faculty or staff, may also benefit from hands-on training.
本研究旨在评估密歇根大学牙科学院诊所中牙科学生查找医疗急救设备/物品的能力。
共有138名二年级牙科学生（传统组）参与了本研究，这是2014年和2015年冬季学期基于模拟的医疗急救轮转课程的一部分。未经事先培训，学生们使用自我报告清单接受测试，以评估他们在诊所地面上查找九项预定物品的能力。六个月后，从同一队列中抽取了18名学生作为便利样本（新颖组），对他们进行了关于物品位置的培训，然后单独进行重新测试。
在接受测试的138名学生中，只有10.14%的学生能够找到九项物品中的七项，而新颖组的这一比例为100%。传统组中只有5.07%的学生最初能够找到所有物品，而新颖组中这一比例为72.22%。
虽然我们的学生拥有基于讲座的医疗急救知识，但我们的研究结果表明学生在急救设备/物品位置的知识方面存在差距。因此，对类似的二年级牙科学生群体进行的干预表明，适当的培训可用于实现知识的留存。基于我们“新颖组”的结果，我们已将有针对性的培训纳入牙科课程，以使学生在查找急救设备/物品方面准备得更充分。本研究表明，其他人群，如教师或工作人员，也可能从实践培训中受益。
