Experience of Bangladeshi Dental Students towards Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Md Irteja Islam, Shah Saif Jahan, Mohammad Tawfique Hossain Chowdhury, Samia Naz Isha, Arup Kumar Saha, Sujan Kanti Nath, Mohammed Shahed Jahan, Md. Humayun Kabir, Ehsanul Hoque Apu, Russell Kabir and Nazeeba Siddika
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Md Irteja Islam: Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Shah Saif Jahan: School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, UK
Mohammad Tawfique Hossain Chowdhury: Department of Dental Public Health, Sapporo Dental College, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh
Samia Naz Isha: CAPABLE-A Cambridge-Led Programme in Bangladesh, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK
Arup Kumar Saha: Department of Dental Public Health, City Dental College, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh
Sujan Kanti Nath: Department of Dental Public Health, Sapporo Dental College, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh
Mohammed Shahed Jahan: Department of Dental Public Health, Update Dental College, Dhaka 1711, Bangladesh
Md. Humayun Kabir: Department of Science of Dental Materials, Dhaka Dental College, Dhaka 1206, Bangladesh
Ehsanul Hoque Apu: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Russell Kabir: School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, UK
Nazeeba Siddika: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 13, 1-13

Abstract: Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, dental education institutions throughout the world experienced significant challenges, including a quick shift to an online learning paradigm. Since the pandemic has had a considerable impact on dental education, this research evaluated the perspectives and attitudes towards online learning among undergraduate dental students in Bangladesh. Methods: The research was conducted through a cross-sectional method using self-administered online questionnaires. The questionnaire included information on the students’ sociodemographic status, their views, and their attitudes about the changes in the educational system, specifically regarding online learning. The study gathered data from 952 undergraduate students from 14 dental institutions in Bangladesh. Results: The results suggested that 87.5% of all the students were unsatisfied with their online programs. Most of the respondents who expressed dissatisfaction with their online classes were female, did not receive assistance in overcoming barriers to accessing the classes or materials (64.23%), did not have access to the institutional online-learning management system (OLMS) (67.35%), and did not have access to the online course materials (71.43%). The students considered that the shift to online learning failed to provide quality clinical teaching. Conclusions: The lack of an OLMS was found to be linked with dissatisfaction with online learning among Bangladeshi dental students during the COVID-19 outbreak. Additionally, insufficient time allocation and a lack of support through online training were found to be strongly correlated with the students’ discontent. The overall findings highlight the need to develop and implement effective online dentistry educational interventions to promote academic advancement and key practical skills.

Keywords: COVID-19; online learning; dental students; LMIC; Bangladesh (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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