Embryology and Histology Education in North American Dental Schools: The Basic Science Survey Series
Autor: | H. Wayne Lambert, Lisa M.J. Lee, Dorothy T. Burk |
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Rok vydání: | 2013 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Medical education 020205 medical informatics business.industry education 030206 dentistry 02 engineering and technology General Medicine Dental education Integrated curriculum Test (assessment) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Ophthalmology Embryology 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine Gross anatomy Anatomical science business Curriculum Virtual microscopy |
Zdroj: | Journal of Dental Education. 77:744-756 |
ISSN: | 0022-0337 |
DOI: | 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2013.77.6.tb05526.x |
Popis: | As part of the Basic Science Survey Series (BSSS) for Dentistry, members of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Anatomical Sciences Section surveyed faculty members teaching embryology and histology courses at North American dental schools. The survey was designed to assess, among other things, curriculum content, utilization of laboratories, use of computer-assisted instruction (CAI), and recent curricular changes. Responses were received from fifty-nine (88.1 percent) of the sixty-seven U.S. and Canadian dental schools. Findings suggest the following: 1) a trend toward combining courses is evident, though the integration was predominantly discipline-based; 2) embryology is rarely taught as a stand-alone course, as content is often covered in gross anatomy, oral histology, and/or in an integrated curriculum; 3) the number of contact hours in histology is decreasing; 4) a trend toward reduction in formal laboratory sessions, particularly in embryology, is ongoing; and 5) use of CAI tools, including virtual microscopy, in both embryology and histology has increased. Additionally, embryology and histology content topic emphasis is identified within this study. Data, derived from this study, may be useful to new instructors, curriculum and test construction committees, and colleagues in the anatomical sciences, especially when determining a foundational knowledge base. |
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