Tripathi Shuchi, Manoharan P S, Nagda Suhasini
Department of Prosthodontics, King George's Medical University UP, Lucknow, India.
Department of Prosthodontics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, Puducherry, India.
J Oral Biol Craniofac Res. 2024 Jan-Feb;14(1):44-48. doi: 10.1016/j.jobcr.2023.12.001. Epub 2023 Dec 15.
To prepare a module on 'Digital Dentistry", which can be used to sensitize dental undergraduate students during their final year Prosthodontics curriculum.
Ethical approval (167/Ethics/2022) was taken from the Institution before starting the study. Need assessment was achieved using focused group discussion (Online Zoom meeting) of various stakeholders of the Department of Prosthodontics of the institution. A preliminary module content was prepared in google questionnaire form after thorough literature review by the research team and final content was developed using modified Delphi technique in 3 questionnaire rounds with the help of 27 experts.
Thematic analysis of Need Assessment focussed group discussion led to the emergence of both theoretical and practical aspect of learning in digital dentistry. The final module was developed with the process followed in modified Delphi technique.
Within the limitations of the study the module of Digital dentistry was developed which can be implemented in most of the dental institutes depending on the resources and available infrastructure.
编写一个关于“数字牙科”的模块，用于在牙科本科学生最后一年的口腔修复学课程中提高他们的认知。
在开始研究前，从该机构获得了伦理批准（167/伦理/2022）。通过对该机构口腔修复科各利益相关者进行焦点小组讨论（在线Zoom会议）来进行需求评估。在研究团队进行全面文献综述后，以谷歌问卷的形式准备了初步的模块内容，并在27位专家的帮助下，通过三轮问卷，采用改进的德尔菲技术制定了最终内容。
需求评估焦点小组讨论的主题分析揭示了数字牙科学习的理论和实践方面。最终模块是按照改进的德尔菲技术所遵循的流程开发的。
在本研究的局限性范围内，开发了数字牙科模块，根据资源和可用基础设施，该模块可在大多数牙科机构中实施。
