Department of General Dental Practice, School of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Department of Oral Biological Sciences, School of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2021 Feb;25(1):117-123. doi: 10.1111/eje.12582. Epub 2020 Sep 3.
The Dental Materials (DM) course was introduced as a stand-alone course in 2013, at the University. Prior to that, DM was integrated into clinical courses.
To determine the perceptions of the Bachelor of Dental Science (BDS2 to BDS5) students on a stand-alone DM course following curricular amendment.
This was a cross-sectional study, in which a simple random sampling strategy was used, with forty-six students participating. The study was conducted in 2017. A self-administered, structured, validated questionnaire was used to collect data. The obtained data were summarised and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics (one-way ANOVA).
The study was conducted on Bachelor of Dental Science (BDS2 to BDS5) students. A response rate of 49% from the administered questionnaires was achieved. The overall perception, total mean percentage score of 71.4% was obtained showing a generally positive view on the relevance of the course by students. A total mean percentage score of 74.1% showed the students' view that the DM course was well managed whilst a total mean score of 56.7% expressed the overall view on the reintegration of DM into clinical courses.
The students felt that DM was relevant and it could continue as a stand-alone course. They perceived that the course was run effectively and managed well, but they had conflicting views on reintegration of the course into clinical modules. Studies with larger sample sizes at other Dental Schools are recommended to determine similarity of results.
2013 年，该大学开设了一门独立的牙科材料（DM）课程。在此之前，DM 课程是整合到临床课程中的。
在课程修订后，确定本科牙科科学（BDS2 至 BDS5）学生对独立 DM 课程的看法。
这是一项横断面研究，采用简单随机抽样策略，有 46 名学生参与。研究于 2017 年进行。使用自我管理、结构合理、经过验证的问卷收集数据。使用描述性和推断性统计（单因素方差分析）对获得的数据进行总结和分析。
该研究针对本科牙科科学（BDS2 至 BDS5）学生进行。从管理的问卷中获得了 49%的回复率。总体感知，学生获得的总平均分百分比为 71.4%，这表明学生普遍认为该课程具有相关性。学生的总体看法是，DM 课程管理良好，总平均百分比为 74.1%，而总体看法是将 DM 重新整合到临床课程中，总平均百分比为 56.7%。
学生认为 DM 是相关的，可以继续作为一门独立的课程。他们认为该课程运作有效且管理良好，但他们对该课程重新整合到临床模块的看法存在分歧。建议在其他牙科学校进行更大样本量的研究，以确定结果的相似性。
