Does visual perception have more impact for effective learning in dental anatomy (Tooth carving practical session)?
Tooth carving practical sessions usually in wax are indispensible for the achievement of course objectives in teaching Dental anatomy to initiate and develop the psychomotor skills of the students which are really essential in forthcoming clinical years. This study was carried out in two consec...
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| Language: | English |
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Myanmar Dental Association
2013
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/30050/1/Does_visual_perception.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/30050/ http://www.mda-myanmar.org/OJS/ojs-2.3.8/index.php/mdajournal/article/view/5 |
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| Summary: | Tooth carving practical sessions usually in
wax are indispensible for the achievement of course
objectives in teaching Dental anatomy to initiate and
develop the psychomotor skills of the students which
are really essential in forthcoming clinical years. This
study was carried out in two consecutive first year
dental batches, at school of dentistry, International
Islamic University Malaysia and all together 90
students participated in it. The study design was a
randomized controlled single blind cross-sectional
interventional study. The students were randomly
divided into two groups based on equal gender
ratio and they were assigned to do the wax tooth
carving of 11(permanent maxillary right central
incisor). One group received conventional class room
instructions from instruments handling to detailed
carving procedure. The other group received verbal
instructions for instruments handling and detailed
carving procedure was displayed by a video clip
developed by the Oral Biology unit. Both groups were
allowed to do the carving for two hours exactly. The
student performance was evaluated from the finished
carved wax tooth models by giving the grades based
on the resemblance to that particular natural tooth.
Grading was scored by the expert and she was blinded
that which group received video clip display on tooth
carving demonstration. Better students’ performance
for general resemblance was found in the group
where a video clip was displayed (p<0.05). However,
for the particular surfaces, the grades achieved
for the mesial and distal surfaces were statistically
significant (p<0.05) only. Findings for the rest of the
surfaces (labial, lingual, incisal) were not statistically
significant (p>0.05). |
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