Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
Centre for Oral Bioengineering, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL, Whitechapel, UK.
J Orthod. 2023 Jun;50(2):148-156. doi: 10.1177/14653125221119219. Epub 2022 Aug 17.
To assess the effectiveness of the Royal London Space Planning (RLSP) as a learning tool among postgraduate orthodontic students as well as investigate students' attitudes to its use. The RLSP tool is a structured method of orthodontic case assessment and treatment planning.
A prospective cohort study of first year postgraduate orthodontic students who attended teaching of the RLSP.
Postgraduate teaching institute.
First year postgraduate orthodontic students.
The outcome measured was the accuracy in assessment and planning of a standardised orthodontic simulated case before and after teaching. Qualitative assessment was conducted through focus group and a semi-structured format after the teaching.
Nineteen students were included in the study. There was an overall improvement in assessment and planning of 20% after the teaching intervention ( < 0.05). Assessment improved by 34% in comparison to treatment planning, which improved by 17% ( < 0.05). The impact of the RLSP was most noticeable on the assessment of crowding in the lower arch which improved by 37% after teaching ( < 0.05). Students felt using the RLSP tool made them more confident and was advantageous to use in training; most felt they would not use the tool after qualification.
The RLSP tool is an effective method of teaching assessment and treatment planning to postgraduate orthodontic students. The effect of the RLSP is greater at assessments and less significant for treatment planning. The participant students felt the RLSP improved their confidence in assessment and treatment planning.
评估伦敦皇家空间规划(RLSP)作为研究生正畸学生学习工具的有效性,并调查学生对其使用的态度。RLSP 工具是一种结构化的正畸病例评估和治疗计划方法。
一项针对第一年研究生正畸学生的前瞻性队列研究,他们参加了 RLSP 的教学。
研究生教学机构。
第一年研究生正畸学生。
测量的结果是在教学前后对标准化正畸模拟病例的评估和计划的准确性。通过焦点小组和半结构化格式进行定性评估。
研究共纳入 19 名学生。教学干预后,评估和计划的总体改善了 20%(<0.05)。与治疗计划相比,评估提高了 34%,而治疗计划提高了 17%(<0.05)。RLSP 的影响在评估下颌弓拥挤方面最为明显,教学后改善了 37%(<0.05)。学生们认为使用 RLSP 工具使他们更有信心,并且在培训中使用起来很有优势;大多数人认为他们在获得资格后不会使用该工具。
RLSP 工具是一种教授研究生正畸学生评估和治疗计划的有效方法。RLSP 的效果在评估方面更大,而在治疗计划方面则不那么显著。参与学生认为 RLSP 提高了他们在评估和治疗计划方面的信心。