Education Technology in Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Assunta Patano, Nunzio Cirulli, Matteo Beretta, Paola Plantamura, Alessio Danilo Inchingolo, Angelo Michele Inchingolo, Ioana Roxana Bordea, Giuseppina Malcangi, Grazia Marinelli, Antonio Scarano, Felice Lorusso, Francesco Inchingolo and Gianna Dipalma
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Assunta Patano: Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy
Nunzio Cirulli: Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy
Matteo Beretta: Digital Dentistry, Private in Varese, 21100 Varese, Italy
Paola Plantamura: Department of Computer Science, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70121 Bari, Italy
Alessio Danilo Inchingolo: Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy
Angelo Michele Inchingolo: Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy
Ioana Roxana Bordea: Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Giuseppina Malcangi: Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy
Grazia Marinelli: Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy
Antonio Scarano: Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Felice Lorusso: Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Francesco Inchingolo: Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy
Gianna Dipalma: Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70124 Bari, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-27

Abstract: Over the last decade, medical education changed from traditional teaching methods to telematic and networking scholar and e-learning approach. The objective of the present systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness and teachers/student’s acceptability of e-learning applied to the field of orthodontics and paediatric dentistry. A database search of the literature was conducted on PubMed and Embase databases from January 2005 to May 2021. A total of 172 articles were identified by the electronic search, while a total of 32 papers were selected for qualitative analysis. Overall, 19 articles investigated the effectiveness of e-learning, and no difference of acceptability was reported between e-learning and traditional methods for a wide part of the articles selected. A total of 25 papers provided a satisfaction questionnaire for learners and all were positive in their attitude towards e-learning. The results showed that e-learning is an effective method of instruction, complementing the traditional teaching methods, and learners had a positive attitude and perception. The evidence of the present study reported a high level of acceptability and knowledge level of e-learning techniques, compared to frontal lecture methods, in the fields of orthodontics and paediatric dentistry.

Keywords: orthodontics; paediatric dentistry; e-learning; distance learning; virtual learning; pandemic; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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