Kyriaki Marti, Gurjit Sandhu, Lior Aljadeff, Rachel Greene, Amy B Lesch, John M Le, Harold M Pinsky, Deborah M Rooney
This aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a simulation program for dental students to supplement a lecture-based medical emergencies course. Students' self-reported knowledge, experience, confidence, and ability regarding medical emergencies were assessed as program outcomes. For three years (in 2014, 2015, and 2016), all second-year students (N=333) at one U.S. dental school were randomly assigned to groups of 15 and participated in 15 simulated clinical scenarios. All students completed a 21-item pre-post survey and rated their knowledge, experience, and confidence using simulated emergencies...
August 2019: Journal of Dental Education