Students' Perspective on Undergraduate Research Experiences in Indonesian Dental Schools.

Autor: Idrus E; Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia., Wahono NA; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia., Yanuar R; Department of Pharmacology, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido, Japan., Wimardhani YS; Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia., Puspitawati R; Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia.; Dental Education Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia., Amir LR; Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia.; Dental Education Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of dentistry [Int J Dent] 2024 May 11; Vol. 2024, pp. 5898527. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 11 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1155/2024/5898527
Abstrakt: Undergraduate (UG) research is considered as an essential part of dental education. Numerous dental schools have included required course-based undergraduate research in their curricula. However, the implementation of UG research courses in the curriculum may vary between dental schools. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate student perspectives on UG research in the curriculum of Indonesian dental schools. A total of 203 participants from 10 dental schools returned the questionnaire. The participants were clinical students of the dentistry profession program who completed their undergraduate dentistry program from 2017 to 2022. The majority of study participants favored UG research in the curriculum of the undergraduate dentistry study program. Less than 20% participants perceived UG research experiments were not important in dental education. Factors that influenced these perceptions included the availability of adequate time to complete the course and sufficient support from research supervisors. Recommendations for improvement included providing an adequate time to complete UG research and adequate supervision to guide students to understand the conceptual background information of the research topics, designs, and scientific communication of data interpretation. Regular monitoring of students' performance and progress would ensure completion of UG research courses in a timely manner. In conclusion, although UG research as a compulsory course in the Indonesian dental curriculum was well received by the students, overcoming the challenges is essential for the improvement of the research environment for undergraduate dental students.
Competing Interests: All authors declared that they have no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright © 2024 Erik Idrus et al.)
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