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Online Versus Real Time Dental Education

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT06009913
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 24, 2023
Last Update Posted : August 24, 2023
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Yasser Mohamed Nabil Ahmed Khirat El Hadidi, Ain Shams University

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Through covid period the concept of distant, online and hybrid learning evolved in reaction to lockdown. This hindered the capability of students to receive and practice on patients as they should do. The current study compared data of two classes that had different education systems because of COVID-19. Class 2020 had nearly a complete online teaching of theoretical part, practical and minimal patient interaction. Class 2021 had the opportunity to try both systems because of partial lockdown in 2020 and complete return to work in 2021.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Educational Problems Other: online teaching Other: In class teaching Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

Methodology

Evaluation of the quality of teaching of oral surgery curriculum during the COVID 19 lock down.

The Objective Achieving high quality teaching in similar future situations. The Standards used for evaluation. The course report published by the faculty student's affair section and the students survey.

ETHICS & ENGAGEMENT This data was collected from the course report published by the faculty student's affair section. All students shared in the survey consented that their data can be used and presented for research and audit purposes. All adjunctive research presented in this audit got ethical clearance from the Faculty Ethical Committee.

sample Fourth year students studying oral surgery had online teaching and forty students had real time teaching.

Survey Questions A short five-question survey was used to assess the students overall and was given to 40 students from each class to assess the student's satisfaction with the quality of the education.

The survey questions:

  1. Technical skills taught during the academic year were valuable or not.
  2. real patients provide higher skills compared to dummies and models
  3. Teaching in real classroom is better than teaching through online portal
  4. do you prefer introudction of dummies before real time patients
  5. Regarding the overall satisfaction by the education system The survey portal had a percentage satisfactory meter. Responses over 50% or equal 50% were considered yes and responses below 50% were considered no.

Statistical assessment:

Chi-square test was used to assess the statistical significance between the results using SPSS software.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 80 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description: two group survey 40 students had online teaching 40 students had real time teaching
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description: triple blinded
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Official Title: What is More Effective Online Versus Real Time Dental Education
Actual Study Start Date : January 1, 2022
Actual Primary Completion Date : January 1, 2023
Actual Study Completion Date : January 1, 2023
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: online teaching
Teaching was done completely online
 Other: online teaching
teaching of subject was done using online system only
Active Comparator: Conventional class room
Teaching was done completely offline in classroom
 Other: In class teaching
subjects were explained in normal class room


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. effectiveness of online teaching [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
    through a survey 40 students will volunteer for online teaching education survey assessment


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   20 Years to 21 Years   (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • fourth year students attending normally in ain shams university

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any student who is repeating or had this course before
Contacts and Locations
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Locations
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Egypt
Faculty of Dentistry Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt, 11361
Ain shams University
Cairo, Egypt, 11757
Sponsors and Collaborators
Ain Shams University
Investigators
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Study Chair: Mohamed diaa Ain shams
More Information
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Publications of Results:

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Responsible Party: Yasser Mohamed Nabil Ahmed Khirat El Hadidi, Doctor, Ain Shams University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT06009913    
Other Study ID Numbers: 21/8/2023asu
First Posted: August 24, 2023    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: August 24, 2023
Last Verified: August 2023
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Plan Description:

Introduction: Through covid period the concept of distant, online and hybrid learning evolved in reaction to lockdown. This hindered the capability of students to receive and practice on patients as they should do.

Methodology: The current study compared data of two classes that had different education systems because of COVID-19.

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No