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Adaptation of clinical subjects in Dentistry to virtual environments during the COVID‐19 pandemic in a Spanish University: A case study.
Document Type
Case Study
Source
European Journal of Dental Education. Nov2022, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p676-685. 10p.
Subject
*COVID-19 pandemic
*VIRTUAL reality
*COLLEGE curriculum
*ONLINE education
*DENTISTRY
Language
ISSN
1396-5883
Abstract
Introduction: The evolution of the pandemic has generated a crisis in all areas, also including the faculties of dentistry. We detail how the teaching guides for clinical subjects have been adapted in the Department of Clinical Dentistry at the Universidad Europea of Madrid, moving to a 100% online environment. Usual development of clinical practices in the DDS degree of UEM: Students in the fourth and fifth year of DDS degree take the courses "Introduction to Clinical Practice" and "Supervised Practice." Within the framework of continuous assessment, different systems and procedures are used to evaluate knowledge, skills or competences. Curricular adaptation during the period of the COVID‐19 pandemic: It was necessary to adapt the practical contents to virtual contents. 35% of the course (12 weeks) was adapted to a 100% online environment. Several activities were carried out that could be evaluated in real time, including lectures, clinical cases and resolution of multidisciplinary dental treatments. Development of clinical practices in health education in other institutions during the pandemic: A narrative review was conducted to identify how this situation has been addressed in other institutions and countries; finding that similarly, it has been possible to establish monitoring of clinical practices in a virtual environment. An online questionnaire was conducted to the fourth and fifth year students of DDS degree to stablish the acceptance of the adaptation during the pandemic. Conclusion: Despite the limitations of online training for the development of clinical practice, a system has been established to ensure appropriate clinical training for undergraduate students in dentistry. Some of the developments were well accepted by the students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]