Perceived Enablers of and Barriers to Serious Game as Oral Histology Learning Strategy for Undergraduate Dental Students.

Previously, we reported the serious game as an innovative learning approach for an oral histology course. This study aimed to examine the impact of on summative assessment and the enablers and barriers factors affecting as an interactive learning strategy in an oral histology course. A crossover randomized controlled trial was performed.

Serious game as oral histology learning strategy for undergraduate dental students; crossover randomized controlled trial.

Background: Oral histology is perceived by dental students as a challenging subject and often struggle to recognize the long-term relevance of understanding the cells and tissues at the microscopic level. Serious games have been reported to have a positive effect on student cognitive skills and learning motivation. However, there is still a limited amount of research supporting the effectiveness of serious games as a learning method in dentistry.