Appearance-enhancing masticatory muscle exercises and their potential impact on masticatory muscle symptoms: A netnographic study and scoping review.

Objective: Videos containing exercises for masticatory muscles to enhance esthetic appearance are published on social media platforms. The aim of the study was to find out the nature of the exercises and whether they could have an impact on the health of the masticatory muscles.

Method: For the netnography, social media videos of jaw area exercises were collected as material and reviewed.

Exploring dental and oral hygiene students' interprofessional readiness: a cross-sectional study in joint paediatric outreach training.

Background: Interprofessional education is vital in oral healthcare education and should be integrated into both theoretical and work-based education. Little research addresses interprofessional education in dental hands-on training in authentic oral healthcare settings. The aim of the study was to examine the readiness and attitudes of dental and oral hygiene students towards interprofessional education during joint paediatric outreach training.

Musculoskeletal disorders and work ability among dentists and dental students in Finland.

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders are leading causes for long sickness absences and early retirement. Dental work is physically strenuous, and many studies have shown a relation between work-related MSDs and dentistry. However, fewer studies have focused on how these conditions affect the work ability of dentists.

Dental students' perceptions of simultaneous live and online OSCEs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a valid, reliable and reproducible assessment method traditionally carried out as a live examination but recently also provided online. The aim was to compare any differences in the perceptions of dental students participating in online and live OSCE using mixed methods.

Materials And Methods: All Finnish fourth-year undergraduate dental students (n = 172) attended the exam in April 2021.

Examination performance of dentistry students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conclusions: Our results imply that online teaching did not systematically improve or worsen the examination performance of undergraduate students of dentistry. Our findings have important policy implications for educational practices in the future. The observed annual grade variation might reflect the effectiveness of remote teaching, changes in students' performance, or non-systematic grading.