Gökçen AKÇİÇEK, Şevket Murat ÖZBEK, Hatice Yağmur ZENGİN

Diş Hekimliği Öğrencilerinin COVID-19 Pandemisi Sırasında Yürütülen Klinik Eğitim Uygulamaları Hakkındaki Geri Bildirimlerinin İncelenmesi

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı COVID-19 pandemisinin diş hekimliği eğitimine etkisi ile diş hekimliği öğrencilerinin, kliniklerin yeniden açılmasının ardından oral diagnoz ve radyoloji (ODR) klinik uygulama eğitimi hakkındaki memnuniyet ve yorumlarının incelenmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntem: ODR klinik uygulama eğitimini tamamlamış tüm dördüncü ve beşinci sınıf diş hekimliği öğrencileri çevirim içi anket doldurmaya davet edildi. Bulgular: Yetmiş dokuz dördüncü ve beşinci sınıf öğrenci çalışmaya katıldı. Öğrencilerin 34’ü (%43) pandemi sonrası klinik eğitimden memnundu ve memnuniyet ile öğretim elemanları tarafından destek görmek arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki vardı (p=0.001). Öğrenciler klinik uygulama sayısının yetersiz olduğunu bildirdi ve muayene edilen hasta sayısı ile hasta muayenesi ve tedavi planlaması hakkında yeterli donanıma sahip olma arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki vardı (p=0.001). Otuz üç (%41.8) diş hekimliği öğrencisi çevirim içi klinik uygulama derslerinden memnun kaldı ancak 69 (%87.3) öğrenci klinik uygulama derslerini çevirim içine tercih ettiğini bildirdi. Sonuç: COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında diş hekimliği fakülteleri klinik uygulamalarını ve ayarlamalarını öğrencilerin olabildiğince fazla sayıda hasta muayene edebileceği şekilde planlamalı ve öğretim elemanları klinik uygulamaların tüm aşamalarında öğrenciler ile yakın ilişkide olmalıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

covid-19, diş hekimliği, diş hekimliği eğitimi

Evaluation of dental students’ feedbacks on clinical education practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on dental education and investigate the dental students’ contentment and comment about the oral diagnosis and dentomaxillofacial radiology (ODR) clinical courses after the reopening. Materials and Methods: All fourth grade-year and fifth grade-year dental students who completed their ODR clinical skill training course were invited to fill out an online questionnaire. Results: Seventy-nine students responded the survey, 34 (43%) of students have satisfied with post-pandemic clinical courses and there was a statistically significant relation between the satisfaction and supporting by teaching staff (p=0.001). Students stated that number of clinical works were inadequate and there was a statistically significant relation between the number of patients examined and having adequate skill at patient examination and treatment planning (p=0.001). 33 (41.8%) dental students found online clinical courses satisfactory but 69 (87.3%) students preferred clinical skill training courses instead of online. Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic dental schools must plan their clinical courses and make arrangements to allow the students to care as many as patients possible and education staff should be in close contact with students at each step of the clinical courses.

Keywords:

covid-19 dental education, dental students, dentistry,

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