Enhancement of Skill Competencies in Operative Dentistry Using Procedure-Specific Educational Videos (E-Learning Tools) Post-COVID-19 Era—A Randomized Controlled Trial

Azhar Iqbal, Kiran Kumar Ganji, Osama Khattak, Deepti Shrivastava, Kumar Chandan Srivastava, Bilal Arjumand, Thani AlSharari, Ali Mosfer A Alqahtani, May Othman Hamza and Ahmed Abu El Gasim AbdelrahmanDafaalla
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Azhar Iqbal: Department of Operative Dentistry & Endodontics, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia
Kiran Kumar Ganji: Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia
Osama Khattak: Department of Operative Dentistry & Endodontics, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia
Deepti Shrivastava: Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia
Kumar Chandan Srivastava: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia
Bilal Arjumand: Department of Conservative Dental Sciences and Endodontics, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Qassim 52571, Saudi Arabia
Thani AlSharari: Restorative and Dental Materials Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Taif University, Taif 26571, Saudi Arabia
Ali Mosfer A Alqahtani: Department of Diagnostic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
May Othman Hamza: Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Abu El Gasim AbdelrahmanDafaalla: Department of Urology, King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 7, 1-11

Abstract: E-learning has completely transformed how people teach and learn, particularly in the last three pandemic years. This study evaluated the effectiveness of additional procedure-specific video demonstrations through E-learning in improving the knowledge and practical preclinical skills acquisition of undergraduate dental students in comparison with live demonstration only. A randomized controlled trial was conducted for the second-year dental students in the College of Dentistry, Jouf University, to evaluate the impact of E-learning-assisted videos on preclinical skill competency levels in operative dentistry. After a brief introduction to this study, the second-year male and female students voluntarily participated in the survey through an official college email. Fifty participants were enrolled in the study after obtaining informed consent. The participants were randomly divided into two groups, twenty-five each. The control group (Group A) was taught using traditional methods, and the intervention group (Group B) used E-learning-assisted educational videos and traditional techniques. An objective structured practical examination (OSPE) was used to assess both groups. The faculty members prepared a structured, standardized form to evaluate students. After OSPE, statistical analysis was done to compare the grades of OSPE between Group A and Group B. Logistic regression analysis was done to express the effect of components of the OSPE on gender, cumulative gross point average (CGPA), Group A and Group B. The results showed a significant difference in the experimental groups after the intervention ( p < 0.000). The simulator position parameter demonstrated that the participants had a significant competence level after the intervention by procedure-specific videos ( p < 0.000) and an exponential value of 6.494. The participants taught by E-learning-assisted procedure-specific videos and traditional teaching strategies demonstrated an enhanced learning and skill competency level than participants who used only traditional teaching strategies.

Keywords: dental skills; operative dentistry; procedure-specific videos; E-learning; dental education (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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