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Unlabelled ImageThe effectiveness of using a patient simulator to teach light-curing skills

Authors :
Price, Richard B.
Strassler, Howard E.
Price, Hannah L.
Seth, Sachin
Lee, Chris J.
Source :
Journal of the American Dental Association: JADA; January 2014, Vol. 145 Issue: 1 p32-43, 12p
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The authors evaluated the effectiveness of using a patient simulator (MARC Patient Simulator [MARC PS], BlueLight analytics, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), to instruct dental students (DS) on how to deliver energy optimally to a restoration from a curing light. Five months later, the authors evaluated the retention of the instruction provided to the DS.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00028177 and 19434723
Volume :
145
Issue :
1
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Journal of the American Dental Association: JADA
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs35487830
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.2013.17