Al-Madi Ebtissam M, Al-Bahrani Layla, Al-Shenaiber Rafif, Al-Saleh Samar A, Al-Obaida Mohammad I
Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 68004, Riyadh 11527, Saudi Arabia.
Dental Department, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Dent. 2020 Jul 31;2020:8123248. doi: 10.1155/2020/8123248. eCollection 2020.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate a user-friendly, comprehensive, fully integrated web- and mobile-based application that was specifically developed to guide learners and help them practice and train in pulpal and periapical diagnosis.
The software was designed for assistance in the diagnosis of the pulpal and the periapical area. The software contained questions and tests, e.g., presence or absence of signs and symptoms, cold test, percussion, palpation, and radiographic examination that the user must answer to arrive at the final diagnosis. An electronic survey was prepared to evaluate the effectiveness, productivity, and accurateness of the software. The software and the electronic evaluation survey were sent by e-mail to dental students, endodontist, general dentists, and dental interns who study or work in four Saudi dental colleges. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics.
A total of 203 questionnaires were completed. Results showed that 29% of the participants were highly satisfied with the software; 40% gave a very good rating about the application satisfaction, while only 2% reported a poor degree of satisfaction with the software. Results also showed that students accurately selected the correct diagnosis but received relatively low diagnostic proficiency scores because they did not request diagnostic data in a pattern similar to experts.
In conclusion, the software is promising as an effective and efficient tool for teaching and assessing the diagnostic skills of learners.
本研究旨在评估一款专门为指导学习者并帮助他们进行牙髓和根尖周诊断的练习与培训而开发的、用户友好、全面且完全集成的基于网络和移动设备的应用程序。
该软件旨在辅助牙髓和根尖周区域的诊断。软件包含问题和测试，例如体征和症状的有无、冷诊、叩诊、触诊以及影像学检查，用户必须回答这些问题才能得出最终诊断。准备了一份电子调查问卷来评估该软件的有效性、实用性和准确性。该软件及电子评估调查问卷通过电子邮件发送给在四所沙特牙科院校学习或工作的牙科学生、牙髓病医生、普通牙医和牙科实习生。使用描述性统计方法对数据进行分析。
共完成203份问卷。结果显示，29%的参与者对该软件非常满意；40%对该应用程序的满意度评价很高，而只有2%的人对该软件的满意度较低。结果还表明，学生能够准确选择正确的诊断，但由于他们获取诊断数据的模式与专家不同，所以诊断熟练度得分相对较低。
总之，该软件有望成为一种有效且高效的工具，用于教学和评估学习者的诊断技能。
