COVID 19 and Dental Education: Transitioning from a Well-established Synchronous Format and Face to Face Teaching to an Asynchronous Format of Dental Clinical Teaching and Learning. (March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nasseripour, Melanie; Turner, Jonathan; Rajadurai, Susha; San Diego, Jonathan; Quinn, Barry; Bartlett, Anitha; Volponi, Ana Angelova
• Is Part Of: Journal of medical education and curricular development. Volume 8(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-03
• Subjects: Dental -- clinical -- education -- Covid-19; Medical education -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Education, Medical; Medical education; Periodicals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; Periodicals; 610.71
• DOI: 10.1177/2382120521999667
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2382-1205

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic made it necessary to adopt and establish complete or partial online delivery of our clinical teaching and learning. We developed an alternative approach with a combination of Problem based Learning asynchronous fora and Teacher-facilitated synchronous online discussions. Our aim is to share our educational practice and highlight the requirements and constraints, advantages and challenges of such an approach. It allowed a more student-centred experience, but clinical simulation and face-to-face patient care remain necessary. The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of dental education for the foreseeable future, with a reduced number of patients in dental clinics. Further study is therefore necessary to understand the lived experience of students and teachers to the adopted online teaching and learning approach.