Department of Reconstructive Dentistry, University Center for Dental Medicine Basel, University of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 7;17(9):3269. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17093269.
The aim of this systematic review was to investigate current penetration and educational quality enhancements from digitalization in the dental curriculum. Using a modified PICO strategy, the literature was searched using PubMed supplemented with a manual search to identify English-language articles published between 1994 and 2020 that reported the use of digital techniques in dental education. A total of 211 articles were identified by electronic search, of which 55 articles were selected for inclusion and supplemented with 27 additional publications retrieved by manual search, resulting in 82 studies that were included in the review. Publications were categorized into five areas of digital dental education: Web-based knowledge transfer and e-learning, digital surface mapping, dental simulator motor skills (including intraoral optical scanning), digital radiography, and surveys related to the penetration and acceptance of digital education. This review demonstrates that digitalization offers great potential to revolutionize dental education to help prepare future dentists for their daily practice. More interactive and intuitive e-learning possibilities will arise to stimulate an enjoyable and meaningful educational experience with 24/7 facilities. Augmented and virtual reality technology will likely play a dominant role in the future of dental education.
本系统评价的目的是调查数字化在牙科课程中目前的渗透情况和教育质量的提高。使用改良的 PICO 策略，通过 PubMed 进行文献检索，并辅以手动搜索，以确定 1994 年至 2020 年间发表的报告在牙科教育中使用数字技术的英文文章。通过电子搜索共确定了 211 篇文章，其中 55 篇文章被选为纳入标准，并通过手动搜索补充了 27 篇额外的出版物，最终有 82 项研究被纳入综述。出版物分为五个数字化牙科教育领域：基于网络的知识转移和电子学习、数字表面映射、牙科模拟器运动技能（包括口腔内光学扫描）、数字射线照相术，以及与数字化教育的渗透和接受度相关的调查。本综述表明，数字化具有彻底改革牙科教育的巨大潜力，有助于为未来的牙医做好日常实践的准备。更多互动和直观的电子学习可能性将出现，以激发 24/7 便利条件下愉快且有意义的教育体验。增强现实和虚拟现实技术可能在未来的牙科教育中占据主导地位。
