Odontotrauma, multimedia for learning about dental trauma

Abstract

Introduction: knowledge of the characteristics, techniques and modes of action of dental trauma constitute a need from the Stomatology undergraduate degree. Objective: to design a multimedia on dental trauma aimed at Stomatology students. Method: a technological development research was carried out in the 2019-2020 academic year at the Stomatology Faculty of the University of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba. A validation was carried out using the Delphi method by 22 experts and an evaluation by 20 first-year Stomatology students. CrheaSoft and object-oriented programming, Adobe Photoshop 10 CS3, Microsoft Office 2016, Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash were used for the design. Results: more than 90% of the specialists gave the maximum evaluation to each dimension. The highest rating was obtained by more than 95% of users in terms of the quality of the images, videos and sound simulations, understanding of the content, design and colors, help to integrate the content and the ease of use and interaction. Prior to the application of the multimedia, 90% of the students presented an inadequate level of knowledge about dental trauma, while after the application, only 10% presented inadequate knowledge. Conclusions: a multimedia was designed that integrates the fundamental contents related to dental trauma and its management in stomatological practice, validated through the judgment of experts and users. An increase in knowledge related to the subject was achieved after the use of multimedia by students.

Keywords

• traumatismos de los dientes
• desarrollo tecnológico
• tecnología de la información
• estudiantes
• medicina oral.