Application of Typodont-based table clinic competition in undergraduate orthodontic educa-tion
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-1485.2013.09.015
- VernacularTitle:Typodont模型配合桌面临床比赛在本科正畸教学中的应用
- Author:
Jianru YI
;
Zhihe ZHAO
;
Wenli LAI
;
Wei ZHENG
;
Yu LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Orthodontics;
Typodont model;
Table clinic competition;
Orthodontic education
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2013;(9):915-917
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of Typodont-based table clinic competition (TCC) on undergraduate orthodontic education. Methods Students who have finished basic orthodon-tic courses made diagnosis,treatment strategy and performed orthodontic treatment for malocclusion cases on Typodonts. A self-design questionnaire was employed to investigate their perception to this pedagogy. Results The majority of participants(82.2%-92.9%) highly evaluated Typodont-based TCC. Conclu-sions Typodont-based TCC course is conducive to arousing students' study internets and to promoting association between theory and practice.
