ABSTRACT Educational landscape has changed drastically over the past decades with the integration of technology to support the role of educators. The objectives of this study were to examine the use of social media application among dental students and to investigate significant demographic variables with regard to social media use for academic purposes. All dental students across all academic years were invited to participate in a self-administered questionnaire (content validated, pre-tested) survey conducted online via Google Forms. Overall response rate was 67.8%. Of the 244 respondents, 99.1% owned smartphones, with a majority of them were iPhone and Android users. Notably, 91.4% of the respondents had access to internet data via a third generation (3G) mobile carrier and WiFi connection. A majority of the respondents (97.1%) used social media to communicate or connect with friends whereas 5.7% of them used it for business purposes. There was no significant association between gender, year of study and type of internet access with the mean of social media usage for academic purposes (p > 0.05). Most of the respondents preferred YouTube (74.6%) and Google (73.7%) for seeking information in their study. In conclusion, we found that majority of respondents had acknowledged the importance of social media in education. Our findings suggest the potential value of integrating social media in teaching and learning activities to enhance students’ learning experience.
Education, Dental ; Education, Distance

BACKGROUND: The Dentist Licensure Examination (DLE) is one of the most difficult pre-professional practice examinations in the Philippines. The personality type of a dental student can be a determining factor or a testfor-fit of the chosen college program, the DLE, and the eventual profession.

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to document the personality dichotomies and MBTI personality categories of the respondents.

METHODS: Through the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), this cross-sectional investigation examined the Filipino students' personality type in a dental school in the Philippines and presented it through descriptive statistics.

RESULTS: In retrospect to the personality dichotomies, majority or 44 (17.19%) of the students were of the Introverted feeling with intuition variety or the Introversion Intuition Feeling Perceiving (INFP) type. This personality type does not coincide with that of a dentist or dental student in other studies.

CONCLUSION: The mainstream dental students' personality types were inclined to traits that are indicative of the INFP professions (e.g. artists, counselors, social workers, etc.) and not of a prospective dentist. These findings will add to the database of dental education in the Philippines, and will enable the dental educators and schools to improve their educational strategies.

Education, Dental ; Oral Medicine ; education

China ; Education, Dental ; Endodontics

Education, Dental ; Michigan ; Universities

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to propose criteria for evaluating the validity of dental education systems in Korea and suggest future directions for their improvement. METHODS: We looked into dental educational institutions and derived criteria for analysis and comparison of dental education systems in Korea. Using analytical methods, we compared the strengths and weaknesses of each education system, and suggested core areas of improvement. RESULTS: Considering the demands placed on the Korean dental education sector, it is desirable to have an integrated education system that includes the preliminary and main courses, comprehensive training linking the basic medicine and clinical practice, and complete career guidance. CONCLUSIONS: A good dental education system is one that meets the educational goals set by a dental school. If the goal is to train a student to be a good dental practitioner, a 2+4 or 4+4 system is recommended, while a 3+4 model is more suitable when the objective is to train students to be researchers.
Education ; Education, Continuing ; Education, Dental ; Humans ; Korea ; Schools, Dental

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Dental Occlusion ; Dental Restoration, Permanent ; Education, Dental, Continuing ; Dental Care

Peer instruction is one of the best recognized teaching methods in the world. In this study, we aim to discuss the necessity and feasibility of applying peer instruction to the current dental school education with respect to the specialty features of stomatology in China. We also propose a new paradigm of teaching based on peer instruction for the development of a more effective system to train elite dentists and meet the increasing needs of the society for oral health.
Education, Dental ; Humans ; Oral Medicine ; Schools, Dental

China ; Dentistry ; manpower ; Education, Dental ; Societies, Dental

Evaluating the effects of odontology education in the program of school odontology and odonto-stomatogy care for school children of a primary school in the school years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 showed: the good attitude of school children toward dento-oral health, their most recognised the need of annual dental examination. The rate of school children who brush the teeth at least two times a day enhanced from 66.2% to 87.7% and the time taken for > 3 minutes brushing enhanced 35.4% - 71.5%, while the use of toothpick reduced by 26.2%. There were differences in various dento-oral indices before and after intervention.
Education, Dental ; Health ; Education ; Self Care