Evaluation of a strategic practical demonstration method applied to endodontic laboratory classes

Authors

  • Adriana Pacheco Oliveira student of Post-Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, Division of Endodontics, Department of Dentistry, University of Taubate
  • Erica dos Santos Sarvalho student of Post-Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, Division of Endodontics, Department of Dentistry, University of Taubate
  • José Luiz Lage-Marques Assistant Professor, Division of Endodontics, Department of Dentistry, University of Taubate
  • Vanessa Cavalli Assistant Professor, Division of Dentistry, Department of Dentistry, University of Taubate
  • Sandra Márcia Habitante Assistant Professor, Division of Endodontics, Department of Dentistry, University of Taubate
  • Denise Pontes Raldi Assistant Professor, Division of Endodontics, Department of Dentistry, University of Taubate

Keywords:

Dental Education, Endodontics, Teaching

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate a strategic method of real time visual demonstration of the operatory procedures using an intraoral camera system and monitor videos, comparing them to those of conventional laboratory classes. Methods: Fifty-two structured, multiple choice questionnaires were applied to undergraduate students of the 4th year (G1) and 3rd year (G2) submitted to the traditional and strategic teaching methods, respectively. These tests were also able to detect the main problems faced by the students during the training of this operatory phase. Results: Students of both groups (G1- 30.8% and G2- 34.6%) considered the access cavity to be one of the most difficult phase of endodontic treatment. The results of the evaluation among the 3rd year students demonstrated that 23.1% graded the new method as excellent, 38.4% as very good and 38.5 % as good, whereas none of the students (0%) considered the method to be regular, bad or very bad. A minor accident occurrence (P < 0.05) was reported by the 3rd year students (G1- 50% and G2- 34.6%). Conclusion: The new strategy was found to favor learning, reduce the incidence of errors and was appraised as efficient by the students.

Author Biographies

Erica dos Santos Sarvalho, student of Post-Graduate Program in Dental Sciences, Division of Endodontics, Department of Dentistry, University of Taubate

Department of Dentistry, University of Taubate

Denise Pontes Raldi, Assistant Professor, Division of Endodontics, Department of Dentistry, University of Taubate

Department of Dentistry, University of Taubate

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Published

2012-03-21

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Original Article

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