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Creation and Evaluation of an Endodontic Diagnosis Training Software
Ebtissam M Al-Madi1, Layla Al-Bahrani2, Rafif Al-Shenaiber3
1Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 68004, Riyadh 11527, Saudi Arabia.
International Journal of Dentistry
|August 18, 2020
Summary
A new web and mobile application effectively trains dental learners in pulpal and periapical diagnosis. While users were satisfied, students
Area of Science:
- Dental diagnostics
- Medical education technology
Background:
- Accurate pulpal and periapical diagnosis is crucial in dentistry.
- Existing training methods may lack comprehensive, integrated tools.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a novel web and mobile application for training dental learners in pulpal and periapical diagnosis.
- To assess the application's user-friendliness, comprehensiveness, and integration.
Main Methods:
- A software application was developed with diagnostic questions and tests.
- An electronic survey evaluated the software's effectiveness, productivity, and accuracy.
- The survey was distributed to dental students, endodontists, and general dentists in Saudi dental colleges.
Main Results:
- 203 questionnaires were completed, with high user satisfaction (29% highly satisfied, 40% very good rating).
- Students accurately identified diagnoses but showed lower proficiency scores due to non-expert data acquisition patterns.
Conclusions:
- The application shows promise as an effective tool for teaching and assessing diagnostic skills.
- Further refinement may be needed to align student data acquisition with expert patterns.
