Publications by authors named "Yuvarani Kandasamy Parimala"
Effectiveness of a toothbrushing intervention utilizing puzzle-solving game assisted with visual aids among adolescents: A single-blind randomized controlled trial.
Varkey Nadakkavukaran Santhosh Siva Shankkari David Coutinho Anil V Ankola Roopali M Sankeshwari Yuvarani Kandasamy Parimala
Przegl Epidemiol
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Effective oral hygiene is essential for preventing dental issues in adolescents, and traditional education methods often don't engage this age group adequately.
- The study tested a new approach called Jigsaw Puzzle-assisted Visual Reinforcement (JPVR) against conventional methods to see which was more effective in improving toothbrushing knowledge and practices.
- Results showed that adolescents who used the JPVR technique had significantly better knowledge, practices, and healthier clinical indicators after three months compared to those who received traditional education or video demonstrations.
Article Synopsis
- Dental education in India mainly uses traditional lecture-based learning, which may limit student engagement, prompting the need for innovative methods like spaced repetition learning (SRL) to improve long-term knowledge retention.
- A study involving 90 dental students compared the effectiveness of SRL through a mobile flashcard app to traditional lectures; results showed that the SRL group had significantly better knowledge retention after one and three months.
- The findings suggest that SRL is more effective than traditional learning and that students had a positive perception of this method, indicating it should be incorporated into dental curricula to enhance learning outcomes.
Background: The National Dental Commission Bill of 2023 introduced the National Exit Test (NExT) as a common final examination for all dental graduates in India, granting them the license to practice. This study evaluated dental undergraduates' awareness and perceptions of the newly proposed NExT.
Methods: A self-administered questionnaire in English comprising 23 close-ended questions was used to assess the awareness and perception of the students.