The implication of integrating pediatric education into a pediatric dentistry course for undergraduate dental students

Feng-Chou Cheng; Guay-Fen Huang; Yin-Lin Wang; Hsiao-Hua Chang; Shih-Kai Wang; Ming-Kuang Guo; Chun-Pin Chiang

Journal of Dental Sciences (Oct 2023)

The implication of integrating pediatric education into a pediatric dentistry course for undergraduate dental students

Feng-Chou Cheng,
Guay-Fen Huang,
Yin-Lin Wang,
Hsiao-Hua Chang,
Shih-Kai Wang,
Ming-Kuang Guo,
Chun-Pin Chiang

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Feng-Chou Cheng: Chia-Te Dental Clinic, New Taipei City, Taiwan; School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan; Science Education Center, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
Guay-Fen Huang: Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Yin-Lin Wang: Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Hsiao-Hua Chang: Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Shih-Kai Wang: Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Ming-Kuang Guo: Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Chang-Te Street, Taipei, 10048, Taiwan.
Chun-Pin Chiang: Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, No. 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien, 970, Taiwan.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 4
pp. 1794 – 1803

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Background/purpose: The separation of dentistry and medicine was initiated as a historical root. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implication of integrating pediatric education into a pediatric dentistry course (so-called the integrated pediatric dentistry course in this study) for undergraduate dental students through students’ perspectives. Materials and methods: A total of the 34 fifth-year dental students were invited to fill out the questionnaire for the integrated pediatric dentistry course survey after the class of integrated pediatric dentistry course. Results: Of the 34 dental students, all participated in the survey with a 100% valid response rate. The results showed that most of dental students found this integrated pediatric dentistry course to be helpful in improving their knowledge and clinical skills for pediatric dentistry, and knowledge about pediatrics related to dentistry. However, in comparison, the acquisition of clinical skills was less than that of knowledge for pediatric dentistry. Conclusion: We conclude that the integrated pediatric dentistry course improves dental students' knowledge and clinical skills about pediatric dentistry, and knowledge about pediatrics related to dentistry. Considering the effectiveness of this integrated pediatric dentistry course on students’ knowledge and clinical skills, and positive attitude towards pediatric dentistry, this model shows promising for the further use in the dental education.

Published in Journal of Dental Sciences

ISSN: 1991-7902 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Taiwan, Province of China
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-dental-sciences/

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