Computing facilities available to final‐year students at 3 UK dental schools in 1997/8: their use, and students’ attitudes to information technology

Grigg, P.; Macfarlane, Tatiana V.; Shearer, Ann; Jepson, N.J.A.; Stephens, Chris

doi:10.1034/j.1600-0579.2001.050302.x

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“…This is comparable to the 5 percent for Bristol, 20 percent for Manchester, and 22 percent for Newcastle students cited in a study conducted in the United Kingdom. [7] More recent studies show similar results in a higher education university in Pakistan where 10% of the students did not use a computer regularly. [9] Data obtained from studies carried out on dental students in the University of Jordan showed that 44% of students did not use computer regularly, which is comparable to the results obtained from studies on dental undergraduate students at a private dental institution in India, where 33% students did not use the computer regularly.…”

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“…This finding is consistent with data found in an earlier study conducted in a European dental school where 72 percent of the students had access to computers at home. [6][7][8] In a more recent study carried out on dental students in the University of Jordan, 74% had access to computer at home. In a similar study carried out on students taking higher education in a university of Pakistan, 73% of the students had access to computers at home, indicating the results to be again along similar lines.…”

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] This study surveyed the current knowledge and skills of dental students at Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy (RCSDP) in use of information and communications technology (ICT). Analyzing IT skills is especially difficult when comparing results over a span of years: what would be seen as a trivial computer task today may have required advanced knowledge a few years ago.…”

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“…To conduct the study, we used a questionnaire derived from previous surveys. [5][6][7] The questionnaire (questions and results are shown in Tables 1-4 in appendixhttp://www.jdentaled.org/cgi/ content/full/69/3/387 -T6) consisted of thirty three multiple choice questions in English language (with only questions translated in Arabic). The questionnaire was circulated among the other faculty to obtain comments on its applicability.…”

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Use of computers among students of dental college in Saudi Arabia

Rahman

2011

J Educ Ethics Dent

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Background:The Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy (RCSDP) is in the process of implementing a total computer based information system to improve the delivery of curricula, clinical teaching and administration. In order to measure the level of acceptance and the degree of training that would be required, a survey was undertaken to investigate the current knowledge and skills of students with respect to information communication technology (ICT). Materials and Methods: Data collection took place by means of a questionnaire which included items on computer access, computer skills and training, computer activities used for study at college, internet access and activities involving the internet and dentistry. Results: An overall response rate of 81.8% (226 out of 276) was obtained. Besides having free and unlimited access to computers at the college, 82.7% of the students had access to computers at home also and 93% owned their own laptop. About 63.7% students gained their knowledge about computers from personal study and experience. Academic uses of the computer were mainly by PowerPoint programs (61%) and 91% had access to Internet. Around 85% preferred lectures to be available on the college website. Google was the most commonly used search engine (60%), and only 10% accessed PubMed or other medical and dental sites for academic purposes. Conclusion: It can thus be concluded that students of RCSDP had adequate access to substantial ICT resources and demonstrated an excellent attitude towards the computer and Internet technology. However, the educational use of ICT among these students has great scope for improvement.

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Use of computers among students of dental college in Saudi Arabia

Rahman

2011

J Educ Ethics Dent

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“…This is higher than the 5% for Bristol, 20% for Manchester, and 22% for Newcastle students cited in a study conducted in the UK. [12] Google was the most common search engines used by all the participants, a finding inconsistent in a study conducted in Jordan where yahoo was the most commonly used search engine. [10] When asked about the reliability of the information on oral health available on the internet, majority of the students agreed that the information on oral health available on the internet is reliable.…”

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Knowledge, views and attitudes regarding the internet and its use in dentistry among dental undergraduate and postgraduate students: An observational study

Issrani¹,

Keluskar²,

Ammanagi³

et al. 2014

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The use of computer and information technology is on an escalation. The prime purpose of the present study was to know the extent of the internet use in dentistry. There is little contemporary literature outlining the knowledge, views and attitudes of dental students regarding the use of the internet in dentistry especially in our country-India. Hence, it was decided to conduct a pilot questionnaire study regarding the internet and its use in dentistry among dental undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students. A prospective, cross-sectional, self-designed questionnaire with questions on various aspects of usage of the internet by the dental students was circulated among the UG and PG students at two dental institutes of Belgaum, Karnataka, India at KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences and Maratha Mandal's NGH Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre. Completed questionnaires were received from 284 out of total 335 UG students and 112 out of total 196 PG students with a response rate of 84.8% and 57.14% respectively. 82.04% of UG and 87.5% of PG students had personal laptops with access to the internet, indicating easy accessibility to technology. E-mail/surfing was the most common purpose of the internet use among all the students. 77.8% of UG and 85.7% of PG students agreed that the internet use represent a threat to dentist-patient relationship. The results of this questionnaire survey can be basically taken as an eye opener which discusses various reasons for use of the internet by UG and PG students. Our study attempts to highlight that this technology is regularly used for entertainment than for academic purposes. Hence each graduating dentist should not only have a thorough knowledge of the internet, but should also be trained for literature search and this can only be accomplished by proper and compulsory training of these students for various applications of the internet in dentistry as practicing evidence-based health care might come in huge way tomorrow.

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Use of Information and Communication Technology Among Dental Students at the University of Jordan

Rajab¹,

Baqain

2005

Journal of Dental Education

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The aim of this study was to investigate the current knowledge, skills, and opinions of undergraduate dental students at the University of Jordan with respect to information communication technology (ICT). Dental students from the second, third, fourth, and fifth years were asked to complete a questionnaire presented in a lecture at the end of the second semester in the 2002-03 academic year. The response rate was 81 percent. Besides free and unlimited access to computers at the school of dentistry, 74 percent of the students had access to computers at home. However, 44 percent did not use a computer regularly. Male students were more regular and longer users of computers than females (p<0.001). A significant number of students (70 percent) judged themselves competent in information technology (IT) skills. More males felt competent in basic IT skills than did females (p<0.05). More than two-thirds acquired their computer skills through sources other than at the university. The main educational use of computers was accessing the Internet, word processing, multimedia, presentations, Medline search, and data management. More clinical students felt competent in word-processing skills (p<0.05) and many more used word processing for their studies (p<0.001) than did preclinical students. More males used word processing for their studies than females (p<0.001). Students used computers for personal activities more frequently than for academic reasons. More males used computers for both academic (p<0.01) and personal activities (p<0.001) than did females. All students had access to the Internet at the university, and 54 percent had access at home. A high percentage of students (94 percent) indicated they were comfortable using the Internet, 75 percent said they were confident in the accuracy, and 80 percent said they were confident in the relevance of information obtained from the Internet. Most students (90 percent) used email. Most students (83 percent) supported the idea of placing lectures on the web, and 61.2 percent indicated that this would not influence lecture attendance. Students used the Internet more for personal reasons than for the study of dentistry. More clinical students used the Internet for dentistry than preclinical students (p<0.001). More males than females used the Internet for dentistry (p<0.01) as well as for pleasure (p<0.01). Time and availability were the main obstacles to Internet use. Dental students at the University of Jordan have access to substantial IT resources and demonstrated attitudes toward the computer and Internet technology and use that were similar to other students in other nations. However, the educational use of ICT among Jordanian students remains low.

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Computing facilities available to final‐year students at 3 UK dental schools in 1997/8: their use, and students’ attitudes to information technology

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Use of computers among students of dental college in Saudi Arabia

Use of computers among students of dental college in Saudi Arabia

Knowledge, views and attitudes regarding the internet and its use in dentistry among dental undergraduate and postgraduate students: An observational study

Use of Information and Communication Technology Among Dental Students at the University of Jordan

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