Local Anesthesia Teaching Methods: Comparison of Traditional Student-to-Student and Simulation Manikin Training on Dental Hygiene Students’ Skill Level and Self-Confidence
2021-12
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Local Anesthesia Teaching Methods: Comparison of Traditional Student-to-Student and Simulation Manikin Training on Dental Hygiene Students’ Skill Level and Self-Confidence
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The recent COVID-19 pandemic forced dental educators to quickly modify curricula.Objectives: This study compared two local anesthesia (LA) teaching methods (student-to-student versus simulation) in two cohorts pre- and post-pandemic to assess students’ skill level and self-confidence.
Methods: This study recruited a convenience sample of 57 dental hygiene students at the University of Minnesota. Summative clinical assessments measured skill level and student surveys assessed self-confidence. Analyses included descriptive statistics and generalized linear models within and between cohorts, and inductive analysis for qualitative survey responses.
Results: Fifty students (88%) completed the survey and 54 (95%) consented access to their clinical assessments. Skill level was significantly higher for the simulation cohort and no differences were found in self-confidence between cohorts. A positive association was found between students’ self-confidence and skill levels for both cohorts, but only student-to-student cohort results were statistically significant.
Conclusion: Results support incorporating simulation manikin teaching methods for LA.
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University of Minnesota M.S. thesis. December 2021. Major: Dentistry. Advisor: Priscilla Flynn. 1 computer file (PDF); 7vii, 65 pages.
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Thelen, Rachel. (2021). Local Anesthesia Teaching Methods: Comparison of Traditional Student-to-Student and Simulation Manikin Training on Dental Hygiene Students’ Skill Level and Self-Confidence. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/226356.
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