Comparison of Evidence-based and Conventional Education Effects on Radiography Assessment before Endodontic Treatment

Shimasadat  Miri; Ashkan  Nourizadeh; Parisa  Soltani

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Comparison of Evidence-based and Conventional Education Effects on Radiography Assessment before Endodontic Treatment

Authors:

Shimasadat Miri ¹,

Ashkan Nourizadeh ^2,*,

Parisa Soltani ³

1Dept. of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

2School of Dentistry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

3Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Educational Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 5, issue 2; e79198

Published online:Jan 11, 2017

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jun 17, 2016

Accepted:Nov 18, 2016

How to Cite:Shimasadat Miri Ashkan Nourizadeh Parisa Soltani Comparison of Evidence-based and Conventional Education Effects on Radiography Assessment before Endodontic Treatment.5(2):e79198.

Abstract

Introduction: Evidence-based education has been introduced to dentistry as a new educational tool. However, its effectiveness should be evaluated in different educational topics. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of evidence-based and conventional education on radiography assessment before endodontic treatment.

Methods: In this semi-experimental study 75 senior dental students of Kermanshah Dentistry School were enrolled. Demographic information and the results of evaluation were collected using a weblog designed for this purpose. 20 questions were prepared to be answered in 30 minutes. 12 topics were covered in the questionnaire. To analyze the data, the paired sample t-test, Wilcoxon, and Whitney U tests were used.

Results: The finding of the present study showed that total scores of the test in both conventional and evidence-based groups significantly improved after education (P=0.005 and P=0.001, respectively). There was a significant difference between the two groups (P=0.047) and evidence-based education showed better results in comparison with conventional one.

Conclusion: The present study asserts that evidence-based education can lead to better diagnostic performance of senior dental students and thus can be used as an efficient alternative for conventional education methods in dental schools.

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