Design and Evaluation of DentAll Mobile Software for Dental Education
Autor: | PARISA JALALI, ZEINALABEDIN GHOLIZADEH, MINOU KOUH SOLTANI, MARYAM KOUHSOLTANI |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Zdroj: | Journal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 221-229 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 2322-2220 2322-3561 |
DOI: | 10.30476/jamp.2021.90771.1423 |
Popis: | Introduction: The use of new learning methods to improve the educational processes is inevitable in the field of dentistry. Due to the positive effects of mobile learning on the students’ learning and skills, we decided to design a software in the required areas. Considerations of systemic diseases, medications, emergencies, prophylaxis, tests interpretation, lesions diagnosis, cephalometric,and cast analysis were the topics required.Methods: This semi-experimental study was carried out in Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences during 2020. DentAll software was developed using Android Studio software. It is an educational and decision-making support system. The satisfaction and perceptions of 10 professors, 5 post-graduate students, and 30 senior dental students about the designed software were assessed using a questionnaire based on a 5-part Likert scale. The senior students were invited and the pre-test was taken to assess the students’ knowledge; then, the designed software was provided by the administrator. At the end of the process, the post-test was taken. Paired samples t-test was used to compare the results of the pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 17.0. The significance level was established at a p |
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