An innovative educational approach in using instructional videos to teach dental local anaesthetic skills

Wong, Grace; Apthorpe, Heather C.; Ruiz, Kate; Nanayakkara, Shanika

doi:10.1111/eje.12382

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“…Also, Theme 4 noted students' reliance on educators to feel more confident in performing LA injections. Although the use of demonstration videos and the requirement for students to narrate each step for their practical assessment in the 2017 cohort might have contributed to building confidence, 25 they still felt the need for close supervision during initial clinical practice.…”

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A Tale of Two Teaching Methods: Students' Clinical Perspectives on Administering Dental Local Anesthetics

Wong¹,

Apthorpe²,

Ruiz³

et al. 2020

Journal of Dental Education

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Various preclinical methodologies have been adopted by dental and oral health programs to develop student competence in administering dental local anesthetics (LA). Student-to-student practice is the most common preclinical training method. However, manikin simulation models have been introduced to avoid possible complications and ethical concerns with student-tostudent injections. In 2017, the methodology was changed in the Bachelor of Oral Health program at The University of Sydney School of Dentistry in Australia from student-to-student practice to manikin simulation models. The aim of this study was to compare the students' learning experience, perceived confidence, and anxiety in giving their first injections to patients in these two preclinical training methods. A mixed-methods cohort design was used to compare the 2016 (n=42) and 2017 (n=32) oral health students' experiences and perceptions and evaluate students' clinical experience after commencing LA practice on patients.Students completed a questionnaire about their perceived level of confidence and anxiety before and after their first LA to a child and an adult for both infiltration and inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) injections. Focus groups were conducted to further investigate the students' experience. The results showed that the perceived confidence and anxiety of the two cohorts did not differ significantly from each other. Although students found it difficult to transition into clinical practice without having experienced LA themselves, the manikin simulation practice provided a safe learning platform that avoided ethical and legal concerns. These findings support the use of manikin simulation models as an alternative method for dental local anesthetic preclinical training.Grace Wong is Lecturer,

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A Tale of Two Teaching Methods: Students' Clinical Perspectives on Administering Dental Local Anesthetics

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Apthorpe²,

Ruiz³

et al. 2020

Journal of Dental Education

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“…Hence, dental schools are moving away from this model (Rosenberg et al 2009;Hossaini 2011). Two recent studies have used video clips as an alternative way to teach LA skills, and both studies found the method was effective in improving students' confidence and psychomotor skills for the procedure (Kenny et al 2018;Wong et al 2019).…”

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Pedagogical development in local anaesthetic training in paediatric dentistry using virtual reality simulator

Zafar

Siddiqi

Yasir

et al. 2021

Eur Arch Paediatr Dent

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Purpose With the advancements in technology, dental pedagogy has also evolved, and new learning technologies have emerged. Virtual reality (VR) as an education tool in dentistry is underutilised. VR as an adjunct in local anaesthesia (LA) teaching in paediatric dentistry has not been investigated. The study aimed to investigate dental student's perception of dental LA VR simulation on a paediatric patient and to determine whether this can improve students learning experience. Methods Seventy-one students participated in a self-administered questionnaire before and after the use of dental LA VR simulator. Descriptive analysis was performed to determine the perceptions of experience gained through VR. The data were tabulated, graphed, and analysed using SPSS and GraphPad Prism software. Results The study noted that 89.9% of participants perceived that it would improve their LA skills. After using dental LA VR, 83.1% of participants experienced more engaged in the learning activity, and 55.0% of participants agreed/strongly agreed that it improved their understanding of anatomical landmarks. Around 56.4% of participants agreed/strongly agreed that it added value compared with traditional LA teaching methods. Conclusion It can be concluded that the use of VR simulation can enhance students engagement and learning experience in paediatric dentistry settings and can be used as an additional means of LA training.

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“…13,14 When instructional videos were used in addition to traditional classroom teaching, students' cognitive and psychomotor skills were enhanced with an improvement in their knowledge retention. 15,16 Also, the confidence increased when performing specific procedures such as teaching local anesthesia administration. 16,17 It was shown that using video was valuable in didactic means and should be considered for teaching dental students.…”

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“…15,16 Also, the confidence increased when performing specific procedures such as teaching local anesthesia administration. 16,17 It was shown that using video was valuable in didactic means and should be considered for teaching dental students. 18,19 Interestingly, using an instructional video to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching the light-curing technique had not yet been investigated.…”

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Effectiveness of Using an Instructional Video in Teaching Light-Curing Technique

Al-Zain¹,

Al-Osaimi²

2021

AMEP

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Purpose: To investigate dental students' ability to deliver satisfactory amounts of irradiance and radiant exposure to simulated cavities by teaching the light-curing technique using instructional video compared to verbal instructions. Methods: Students attended the didactic light-curing lecture explaining the light-curing technique. Participants were divided into two groups (n=60). Each participant light-cured a class III and a class I simulated cavities with sensors built-in a Managing Accurate Resin Curing-Patient Simulator (MARC-PS) system, using a multiple-emission-peak light-emitting-diode unit. Each student either 1) watched an instructional video (V) showing the light-curing technique, or 2) received individual verbal instruction (I). The light-curing performance, in terms of the mean irradiance and radiant exposure, was recorded. Each student performed light-curing again on the simulated cavities. Students' feedback for the corresponding teaching method was collected. Comparisons between before and after each instructional method were analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Comparisons between both instructional methods were analyzed using a Mann-Whitney U-test (α=0.05). Results: The students' light-curing performance improved after both methods, as observed on the MARC-PS laptop monitor. The mean irradiance values were anterior-V=1280.6 (183.2), anterior-I=1318.0 (143.5), posterior-V=1337.5 (181.1), posterior-I=1317.6 (248.2) mW/cm 2 . The mean radiant exposure values were for anterior-V=13.5 (2.7), anterior-I=13.3 (1.6), posterior-V=13.7 (1.9), posterior-I=13.7 (2.5) J/cm 2 . No significant difference was found between both instruction methods. Students reported that each method was effective. Conclusion: Using V was comparable to I and an effective tool for teaching the light-curing technique per the students' ability to deliver sufficient amounts of irradiance and radiant exposure to simulated cavities.

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An innovative educational approach in using instructional videos to teach dental local anaesthetic skills

Cited by 38 publications

References 27 publications

A Tale of Two Teaching Methods: Students' Clinical Perspectives on Administering Dental Local Anesthetics

A Tale of Two Teaching Methods: Students' Clinical Perspectives on Administering Dental Local Anesthetics

Pedagogical development in local anaesthetic training in paediatric dentistry using virtual reality simulator

Effectiveness of Using an Instructional Video in Teaching Light-Curing Technique

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