Mei-Fang Chen, Chia-Shan Wu, Chun-Chin Tsai, Mu-Yun Tsai
Enterovirus board game for elementary school children: A pilot study
Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)
traditional teaching methods dental education gradually replaced futuristic education methods based usage educational tools mannequinbased simulation models virtual reality however effectiveness mannequinbased simulation models learning method field oral surgery remains unclear study aims investigate efficacy training tooth extraction model tem view undergraduate dental students experience perception education quasiexperimental trial implemented two consecutive year classes totaling 136 students dentistry faculty altinbas university turkiye two cohorts created dental students classes 2023 2022 graduates cohort 1 n 71 received 14 h theoretical education followed 10 h preclinical education tem cohort 2 n 65 received 14 h theoretical education anonymous questionnaire prepared four main sections including preferences learning style participants perceptions preclinical training methods students competency free text comments students opinions quantified 7point likert scales thematic analysis anxiety levels measured interval scale anxiety response isar descriptive statistics inferential statistical thematic analyses conducted according survey responses student characteristics summarized compared two cohorts using ttest statistical analyses significance level set atp 005 cohort 1 comfortable sequential motions performed forceps p 0033 felt ready first clinical tooth extraction experience p 0028 cohort 2 showed significantly higher preference textbooks among supplementary materials p 004 however tended exhibit lower selfconfidence higher anxiety levels though without statistical significance p 005 clear students yet start seeing patients benefit increased practice training models adequately reflect represent reallife situations encountered everyday practice