Application and Evaluation of Computer-Assisted Education Systems in Dental Hygiene Education

Introduction and evaluation of computer‐assisted education in an undergraduate dental hygiene course

“…(10) demonstrated that computer‐aided learning can elicit positive responses from students to consequently motivate students to learn. Although there were not enough communication infrastructures at the college, these exercises were found to be beneficial for the students and other similar studies had similar positive results (21–24). It may be helpful to create more SLMs for students enrolled in dental hygiene programmes.…”

“…To compensate for students’ lack of clinical experience, educators at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) are promoting the development, use and dissemination of ‘simulation learning materials’ (SLMs) that provide a simulated experience of actual clinical situations through interaction with a computer (20–24). We authored new educational materials for dental hygiene students at a junior college using the simulation software generator developed by TMDU, which promotes the practice basic of dental hygiene skills at Chiba Prefectural University of Health Science.…”