School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
Work. 2021;70(1):31-39. doi: 10.3233/WOR-210071.
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised challenges in adapting to teaching and learning methods in dental education.
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the academic activities of undergraduate (UDG) and graduate (GD) dental students in Brazil. Additionally, students' perceptions and attitudes toward teaching activities during this period were analyzed.
A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted with a sample of Brazilian UDG and GD dentistry students. Data were collected in 2020 through an online, self-administered, and anonymous questionnaire, which comprised 26 questions related to demographic data, activities of the college, family and individual student income, and attitudes and perceptions about e-learning during the pandemic. The data were tabulated and analyzed using descriptive statistics.
The sample included 1,166 students (779 UDG and 387 GD). Among these, 425 (54.6%) UDG and 270 (69.8%) GD students remotely participated in teaching activities, of which 42.6% of the UDG considered their performance in e-learning to be bad or very bad and 49.8% of the GD regarded it as good or excellent. The survey also showed that 354 (45.4%) UDG and 102 (26.4%) GD expressed a desire to discontinue the course following the outbreak of the pandemic. Among the GD, 225 (58.4%) said that their experiments were completely interrupted.
This study reveals the poor perception and performance of dental students regarding e-learning. Additionally, the findings suggest a negative impact of the pandemic on dental education in Brazil. Effective measures should be taken to mitigate these significant consequences.
COVID-19 大流行给牙科教育中的教学方法适应带来了挑战。
本研究旨在评估 COVID-19 大流行对巴西本科（UDG）和研究生（GD）牙科学生学术活动的影响。此外，还分析了学生在此期间对教学活动的看法和态度。
采用全国性横断面调查，对巴西 UDG 和 GD 牙科学生进行抽样调查。数据于 2020 年通过在线、自我管理和匿名问卷收集，共包含 26 个问题，涉及人口统计学数据、学院活动、家庭和学生个人收入，以及大流行期间对电子学习的态度和看法。对数据进行制表和描述性统计分析。
样本包括 1166 名学生（779 名 UDG 和 387 名 GD）。其中，425 名 UDG（54.6%）和 270 名 GD（69.8%）远程参加了教学活动，其中 42.6%的 UDG 认为自己在电子学习中的表现较差或非常差，而 49.8%的 GD 认为表现良好或优秀。调查还显示，354 名 UDG（45.4%）和 102 名 GD（26.4%）表示希望在疫情爆发后停止课程。在 GD 中，225 名（58.4%）表示他们的实验完全中断。
本研究揭示了牙科学生对电子学习的不良看法和较差表现。此外，研究结果表明大流行对巴西牙科教育产生了负面影响。应采取有效措施减轻这些重大后果。
