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Educational effects using a robot patient simulation system for development of clinical attitude.
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European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe [Eur J Dent Educ] 2018 Aug; Vol. 22 (3), pp. e327-e336. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Nov 01. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of improving the attitude of dental students towards the use of a full-body patient simulation system (SIMROID) compared to the traditional mannequin (CLINSIM) for dental clinical education.<br />Materials and Methods: The participants were 10 male undergraduate dental students who had finished clinical training in the university hospital 1 year before this study started. They performed a crown preparation on an upper pre-molar tooth using SIMROID and CLINSIM as the practical clinical trials. The elapsed time for preparation was recorded. The taper of the abutment teeth was measured using a 3-dimensional shape-measuring device after this trial. In addition, a self-reported questionnaire was collected that included physical pain, treatment safety and maintaining a clean area for each simulator. Qualitative data analysis of a free format report about SIMROID was performed using text mining analysis. This trial was performed twice at 1-month intervals.<br />Results: The students considered physical pain, treatment safety and a clean area for SIMROID significantly better than that for CLINSIM (P < .01). The elapsed time of preparation in the second practical clinical trial was significantly lower than in the first for SIMROID and CLINSIM (P < .01). However, there were no significant differences between the abutment tapers for both systems. For the text mining analysis, most of the students wrote that SIMROID was similar to real patients.<br />Conclusion: The use of SIMROID was proven to be effective in improving the attitude of students towards patients, thereby giving importance to considerations for actual patients during dental treatment.<br /> (© 2017 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1600-0579
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29091328
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/eje.12298