Herpich Tiago Luís, Kovalski Luan Nathiel Santana, Roxo-Gonçalves Michelle, Romanini Juliana, Carrard Vinicius Coelho
Graduate Program in Dentistry - Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
TelessaúdeRS-UFRGS l Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
J Dent Educ. 2022 Dec;86(12):1671-1677. doi: 10.1002/jdd.13064. Epub 2022 Jul 25.
The present cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the perceptions of continuing education action (CEA) participants on the use of an audience response system (ARS). Secondarily, the study assessed the association between the diagnostic abilities of participants and their self-confidence in managing oral lesions METHODS: Oral medicine specialists, dentists, hygienists, and students (n = 193) who attended the 'Maio Vermelho Project', a CEA held in a Southern Brazilian State, answered a diagnostic ability test using the ARS Socrative software during a case discussion section. The test comprised 16 simulated clinical cases based on photos of oral lesions. The questions required classification of the lesion's nature, diagnostic hypothesis, and decision making (manage the case or refer it to a specialist) for each case. A second questionnaire composed of 12 questions was also applied to evaluate satisfaction and perception of the use of ARS Socrative RESULTS: Hygienists displayed lower scores in the diagnostic abilities test, whereas the other groups' performances were quite similar. Dentists and dental students who scored higher on the diagnostic abilities test showed higher self-confidence in the management of benign lesions. All participants stated that the use of technology can improve their learning experience and should be incorporated into the classroom. Moreover, the participants' perception was highly favorable to the use of Socrative in educational activities CONCLUSION: Our findings showed good acceptance of the ARS tool in a CEA environment and suggest an association between performance on the questionnaire and self-confidence in oral lesion management.
本横断面研究旨在评估继续教育活动（CEA）参与者对使用观众反应系统（ARS）的看法。其次，该研究评估了参与者的诊断能力与其在处理口腔病变方面的自信心之间的关联。方法：参加在巴西南部一个州举办的CEA“Maio Vermelho项目”的口腔医学专家、牙医、口腔保健员和学生（n = 193），在病例讨论环节使用ARS Socrative软件回答了一项诊断能力测试。该测试包括基于口腔病变照片的16个模拟临床病例。问题要求对每个病例的病变性质、诊断假设以及决策（处理该病例或将其转诊给专科医生）进行分类。还应用了一份由12个问题组成的第二份问卷来评估对使用ARS Socrative的满意度和看法。结果：口腔保健员在诊断能力测试中的得分较低，而其他组的表现相当相似。在诊断能力测试中得分较高的牙医和牙科学生在处理良性病变方面表现出更高的自信心。所有参与者都表示，技术的使用可以改善他们的学习体验，并且应该纳入课堂教学。此外，参与者对在教育活动中使用Socrative的看法非常积极。结论：我们的研究结果表明，在CEA环境中，ARS工具得到了很好的接受，并表明问卷表现与口腔病变管理的自信心之间存在关联。
