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Interactive computer-assisted learning as an educational method for learning pediatric interproximal dental caries

Erin Goertzen¹, Michael J Casas², Edward J Barrett²

¹Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology

|June 4, 2023

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Computer-assisted learning significantly improved dental students' ability to diagnose interproximal caries on bitewing radiographs. This tool helps measure skill acquisition and identifies factors affecting diagnostic difficulty.

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Area of Science:

Dental Education
Radiology
Pediatric Dentistry

Background:

Accurate diagnosis of interproximal caries is crucial in pediatric dentistry.
Assessing and improving diagnostic skills in dental students is an ongoing challenge.
Traditional methods for evaluating diagnostic skill acquisition can be time-consuming and subjective.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate a web-based tool for measuring skill acquisition in pediatric interproximal caries diagnosis.
To identify variables associated with increased difficulty in interpreting bitewing radiographs for caries detection.
To assess the effectiveness of computer-assisted learning in enhancing diagnostic accuracy among dental students.

Main Methods:

A multicenter prospective cohort study involving pre- and postdoctoral dental students.
Participants used a computer-assisted learning tool to interpret 193 bitewing radiographs of children.
Students identified interproximal caries and received immediate feedback, aiming for 75% accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity.

Main Results:

Computer-assisted learning led to significant improvements in diagnostic accuracy (+15.3%), sensitivity (+10.8%), and specificity (+15.5%).
A median of 173 cases were needed to achieve competency, with 72.6% of participants showing improvement.
Higher numbers of interproximal lesions and the presence of noninterproximal caries were linked to greater interpretation difficulty.

Conclusions:

Computer-assisted learning is an effective method for enhancing the diagnosis of interproximal caries on bitewing radiographs.
The developed tool provides objective measures of skill acquisition and identifies challenges in radiographic interpretation.
This technology can aid in standardizing dental education and improving diagnostic proficiency.