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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on undergraduate and graduate dental courses in Brazil
- Source :
- Work (Reading, Mass.). 70(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised challenges in adapting to teaching and learning methods in dental education. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the academic activities of undergraduate (UDG) and graduate (GD) dental students in Brazil. Additionally, students’ perceptions and attitudes toward teaching activities during this period were analyzed. METHODS: A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted with a sample of Brazilian UDG and GD dentistry students. Data were collected in 2020 through an online, self-administered, and anonymous questionnaire, which comprised 26 questions related to demographic data, activities of the college, family and individual student income, and attitudes and perceptions about e-learning during the pandemic. The data were tabulated and analyzed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The sample included 1,166 students (779 UDG and 387 GD). Among these, 425 (54.6%) UDG and 270 (69.8%) GD students remotely participated in teaching activities, of which 42.6% of the UDG considered their performance in e-learning to be bad or very bad and 49.8% of the GD regarded it as good or excellent. The survey also showed that 354 (45.4%) UDG and 102 (26.4%) GD expressed a desire to discontinue the course following the outbreak of the pandemic. Among the GD, 225 (58.4%) said that their experiments were completely interrupted. CONCLUSIONS: This study reveals the poor perception and performance of dental students regarding e-learning. Additionally, the findings suggest a negative impact of the pandemic on dental education in Brazil. Effective measures should be taken to mitigate these significant consequences.
- Subjects :
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Medical education
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Descriptive statistics
Cross-sectional study
SARS-CoV-2
Rehabilitation
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
COVID-19
Dental education
Demographic data
Cross-Sectional Studies
Pandemic
Learning methods
Humans
Psychology
Students
Pandemics
Brazil
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18759270
- Volume :
- 70
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Work (Reading, Mass.)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a03b906e984fdfb1be1cf96d212e5d9f