Accuracy and user experience of dental diagnosis of a patient with cleidocranial dysplasia using immersive virtual reality and cone-beam computed tomography multiplanar reconstructions.

Introduction: Accuracy and user experience of dental diagnosis for a patient with cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) using immersive virtual reality (VR) and cone-beam computed tomography multiplanar reconstruction methods were evaluated.

Methods: Dental students (n = 40) were randomly assigned to VR or MP groups. VR participants manipulated and visualized the rendered 3-dimensional model using VR hardware and software.

A comparison of virtual reality and three-dimensional multiplanar educational methods for student learning of cone beam computed tomography interpretations.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare student learning of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) interpretation using immersive virtual reality (VR) and three-dimensional multiplanar (MP) reconstructions.

Methods: Sixty first-year dental students were randomly allocated to two groups, VR and MP, and underwent a one-on-one educational intervention to identify anatomic structures using CBCT data. All participants completed three multiple-choice questionnaires (MCQs) before (T1), immediately after (T2), and 2 weeks following (T3) the intervention.

American Dental Education Association Compendium Entrustable Professional Activities Workgroup report.

Purpose: Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) are discrete clinical tasks that can be evaluated to help define readiness for independent practice in the health professions and are intended to increase trust in the dental graduate. EPAs provide a framework that bridges competencies to clinical practice. This report describes the work of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Compendium EPA Workgroup to develop a list of EPAs for dental education and supportive resources, including specifications and a glossary.

Oral health educators' reflections on teaching 2022 and beyond.

Introduction: The global pandemic prompted changes in health science education affecting both teaching and learning. This multi-institutional study assesses the near-term implications of these changes on faculty and faculty development. The project goals were to: (1) describe faculty experiences of teaching during the pandemic; (2) identify ways to sustain new pedagogical approaches, (3) describe the types of support faculty members need, and (4) offer recommendations to enhance oral health professions education.

Can peer feedback substitute for faculty feedback in predoctoral dental education?

Purpose/objectives: The ability to give and receive feedback is a key skill to develop during predoctoral dental education, and the use of peer feedback specifically offers distinct benefits including a different understanding of material due to peers' proximity of knowledge development and assisting with overburdened instructors. However, it is unclear if peer feedback offers similar quality to instructor feedback.

Methods: Dental students in two different graduation years provided quantitative and qualitative peer feedback on a case-based oral and maxillofacial pathology simulation.

Developing entrustable professional activities for general dentistry at the University of North Carolina.

Introduction: As part of curriculum innovation, the University of North Carolina (UNC) Adams School of Dentistry identified core entrustable professional activities (EPAs) that graduates must demonstrate for practice readiness. This paper describes the development of the UNC EPAs and the perceptions of the general dentistry faculty.

Methods: Upon establishing a blueprint of knowledge, skills, and attitudes of UNC graduates, using a distributed leadership approach, faculty teams developed EPAs focused on the patient care process.

Student learning of head and neck anatomy using cone beam computed tomography and immersive virtual reality.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of student learning of anatomy and 3D imaging concepts using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and immersive virtual reality (VR) technology.

Methodology: Ninety (n = 90) first year dental students with no previous experience in 3D imaging were recruited. All participants completed a 10-item, multiple-choice questionnaire (MCQ) and a pre-survey prior to the educational intervention.

A qualitative assessment of dental hygiene educators' COVID-19 related burnout.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to elicit ideas or concerns influencing dental hygiene educators' experiences of personal and professional burnout, burnout working with students, and teaching efficacy in an online/hybrid environment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A qualitative, content-analysis study included a convenience sample of dental hygiene educators emails. An invitation to participate in an August 2021 or October 2021 focus group was sent via Qualtrics with informed consent, and focus groups were held over Zoom.

Impact of Covid-19 on dental hygiene educators: A national survey.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on dental hygiene (DH) educators' perception of personal and professional burnout and efficacy in the online/hybrid learning environment.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of DH faculty members from 327 United States entry level DH programs was invited to participate in this study. A 36 item survey was disseminated in Qualtrics March 2021.

Entrustable professional activities framework for assessment of patient handoffs in dentistry.

Purpose/objectives: The aim of this study is to report data on the lack of a proper patient handoff system in dentistry and dental education and to present a possible solution to integrate this into curriculum using the "entrustable professional activities" (EPAs) framework.

Methods: Delphi participants from seven US dental schools provided feedback on a preliminary definition of handoff, a mnemonic and an assessment rubric. 2019 American Dental Education Association Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education (ADEA CCI) participants further evaluated the handoff EPA using the EQual rubric for EPA quality and structure.

The effectiveness of a 3D virtual tooth identification test as an assessment tool for a dental anatomy course.

Introduction: There has been a recent demand in dental education for distance learning and the use of virtual assessment tools that can leverage technology to potentially replace physical testing facilities. However, virtual tools that evaluate student learning should be validated prior to adoption. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness, efficiency and user satisfaction of a 3D tooth identification test for a dental anatomy course that can be given remotely.

Entrustable professional activities framework for assessment in predoctoral dental education, developed using a modified Delphi process.

Purpose/objectives: The purpose of this study was to define and develop a set of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for dental education using a modified Delphi consensus approach. EPAs define the core tasks that a graduating dentist needs to perform independently in practice. The EPA framework facilitates assessment of competencies as they manifest in the tasks and independence needed to be ready for practice.

Comparisons of orthodontic residents' performance and attitudes using 2D, 3D, and virtual reality surgical simulation methods.

Purpose: Advances in virtual reality technology for surgical simulation methods may improve diagnosis and treatment planning of complex orthognathic surgery cases. The objectives were to assess orthodontic residents' performance and attitudes when treatment planning orthognathic surgery cases using two-dimensional (2D) digital, three-dimensional (3D) digital, and virtual reality (VR) surgical simulations.

Methods: The study had a mixed methods study design involving 20 graduate orthodontic residents.

Using business intelligence and data visualization to understand the characteristics of failed appointments in dental school clinics.

Purpose/objectives: Broken appointments are an important cause of waste in health care. Patients who fail to attend incur costs to providers, deny trainees learning opportunities, and impact their own health as well as that of other patients who are waiting for care.

Methods: A total of 410,000 appointment records over 3 years were extracted from our electronic health record.