Evaluation of a student telehealth rotation at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the impact of a telehealth rotation on the perceived benefits and challenges of telehealth use among third-year dental students at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (CDM).

Methods: A newly implemented weeklong telehealth rotation at CDM engaged all 95 third-year dental students from the 2022 graduating class through assigned readings and virtual interaction with patients. The telehealth rotation involves virtual visits with patients for screening and triage.

Using Big Data to Uncover Patient Determinants of Care Utilization Compliance in a Student Dental Clinic.

This study aims at assessing the relationship between social determinants of health (SDH) and dental care utilization compliance in a student dental clinic. Electronic dental records (EDR) were queried based on visit codes and evaluated using descriptive and inferential statistics, and binary logistic regression. Overall, characteristics of 16,474 visits were analyzed to identify potential predictors of appointment compliance.

Evaluation of a Local Anesthesia Simulation Model with Dental Students as Novice Clinicians.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of a local anesthesia (LA) simulation model in a facilitated small group setting before dental students administered an inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) for the first time. For this pilot study, 60 dental students transitioning from preclinical to clinical education were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (N=30) that participated in a small group session using the simulation model or a control group (N=30). After administering local anesthesia for the first time, students in both groups were given questionnaires regarding levels of preparedness and confidence when administering an IANB and level of anesthesia effectiveness and pain when receiving an IANB.

Dental student perceptions of the educational value of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary OSCE.

The aim of this study was to examine student perceptions of the educational value of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). The examination is administered after the second year of the curriculum, prior to the beginning of clinical training at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. The quantitative component of the study consisted of a survey administered to students who had taken the OSCE (N=78).

Reliability and predictive validity of a comprehensive preclinical OSCE in dental education.

This study examined the reliability and predictive validity of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) used to assess the transition from preclinical to clinical education in a dental school. The examination is administered prior to clinical training at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine to assess student preparedness for patient care activity. The study population consisted of seventy-five students in the Class of 2010 and seventy students in the Class of 2011.

Advancing the educational training of dental educators: review of a model program.

Very few dental educators have formal pedagogical training, and the availability of degree-granting programs for dental educators is very limited. A joint D.D.