Clinical competency development with handmade simulator in highly realistic paediatric dentistry scenarios.

Autor: Bartolomé Villar B; Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Preclinical Dentistry, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain., de la Hoz Calvo A; Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Preclinical Dentistry, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain., Torres Moreta L; Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Preclinical Dentistry, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain., Coro-Montanet G; Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Preclinical Dentistry, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe [Eur J Dent Educ] 2024 May; Vol. 28 (2), pp. 388-397. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 17.
DOI: 10.1111/eje.12960
Abstrakt: Introduction: The use of simulation is extremely useful in pregraduate students. However, there is a very small number of simulators adapted to paediatric dentistry. A paediatric simulator was created to use in simulated scenarios for paediatric dentistry using an actress in the role of mother. The objectives of the present study were three. First, to analyse the perception of clinical competencies acquired by the students. Second, to examine the realism perceived by the students. Finally, to analyse the influence on the perception of clinical competencies after the integration of a handmade simulator in the Paediatric Dentistry III course.
Materials and Methods: Eight clinical scenarios were carried out with a modified Erler Zimmer simulator for children, a professional actress in the role of the mother and two students (in the roles of dentist and assistant) on a paediatric dentistry case of pulpal pathology. The educational intervention was evaluated on 114 students by means of questionnaires with Likert-type answers applied pre- and post-simulation.
Results: The perception of clinical competence in the students increased an average of 0.956 points in relation with the initial clinical evaluation, finding a strong correlation between the perception of subsequent competence and all the perceived realism, with significant statistical differences in all cases. The realism of the simulated participant (professional actress) was the best rated by the students, although not significantly. The realism of the mannequin was positively and strongly correlated with the perceived realism of the cabinet.
Conclusion: Simulation using a handmade mannequin with a professional actress in a simulated dental office increased the perception of clinical competence in 4th year dental students and raised the level of overall realism perceived by the student.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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