Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
Department of Oral Hygiene, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
PLoS One. 2023 Jun 7;18(6):e0286737. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286737. eCollection 2023.
The aim of the research was to evaluate the traditional exodontia block course. The objectives were to explore the experiences and views of students, clinical teachers and dental practitioners of the various elements of the course curriculum.
The study was a qualitative, participatory action research study using descriptive analysis. The study was conducted at a Dental Faculty in South Africa. A purposive sample of students, clinical teachers and dental practitioners were invited to participate. Focus group discussions were used to collect data which was analysed by an external coder.
The study population consisted of 15 undergraduate dentistry students, 10 clinical teachers and seven dental practitioners. Four broad themes with sub-themes emerged from the study. The main themes identified strengths and deficiencies of the traditional course and made recommendations for its improvement. The themes identified were i) Integration of knowledge and skills, ii) Block course structure, iii) Challenges associated, and iv) Recommendations for improvement. Overall, the participants were satisfied that the course met its objectives. The results pertaining to clinical skills acquisition identified that teaching the use of elevators and luxators in the course, and standardisation of terminology among all clinical teachers as areas requiring attention. Teaching and learning strategies such as community-based learning, peer learning, case reviews, feedback and visual technology were viewed by the student, as well as clinical teacher samples, as strategies most beneficial to clinical learning.
The review of the curriculum for exodontia skills acquisition and development, provided several benefits. Firstly, this research served as a quality assurance indicator. It further highlighted many teaching and learning strategies that would improve clinical skills development, reduce stress and anxiety, and support student learning. To a large extent, pertinent information was obtained that served to inform the subsequent redesigning of the course. The findings of the study augment the literature currently available on the best practice for exodontia skills acquisition and development and provide baseline information for the planning and redesign of related courses.
本研究旨在评估传统拔牙块课程。目的是探讨学生、临床教师和牙科医生对课程课程各个要素的经验和看法。
本研究是一项定性、参与性行动研究，采用描述性分析。该研究在南非的一所牙科学院进行。邀请了一定数量的学生、临床教师和牙科医生参加。使用焦点小组讨论收集数据，由外部编码员进行分析。
研究人群包括 15 名本科牙科学生、10 名临床教师和 7 名牙科医生。从研究中出现了四个主题和子主题。确定了传统课程的优势和劣势，并提出了改进建议的主要主题。确定的主题是：i）知识和技能的整合，ii）块课程结构，iii）相关挑战，iv）改进建议。总体而言，参与者对课程达到目标感到满意。与临床技能获取相关的结果确定，在课程中教授使用牙挺和牙钳，以及所有临床教师之间术语标准化是需要注意的领域。学生以及临床教师样本认为，以社区为基础的学习、同伴学习、案例复习、反馈和视觉技术等教学和学习策略是最有益于临床学习的策略。
对拔牙技能获取和发展课程进行的审查提供了一些好处。首先，这项研究是质量保证的指标。它进一步强调了许多教学和学习策略，这些策略将提高临床技能的发展，减少压力和焦虑，并支持学生的学习。在很大程度上，获得了相关信息，为随后重新设计课程提供了依据。该研究的结果补充了目前关于拔牙技能获取和发展最佳实践的文献，并为相关课程的规划和重新设计提供了基线信息。
