Dental education changed by COVID-19: Student's perceptions and attitudes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dental students have encountered changes in the teaching format amid the SARS CoV-2 pandemic. This study aims to evaluate the attitudes of dental students of one medical university toward online courses and compare them with those of non-dental students amid the SARS CoV-2 pandemic.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey with a self-report online questionnaire was conducted at the medical university in May 2020 in Taipei. Students from the School of Dentistry, School of Dental Technology, and School of Oral Hygiene Study were enrolled in our survey.

Results

In total, 473 students responded to the survey, 318 (67.2%) of whom were dental students. Overall, 366 (77%) students agreed with the change to online learning. Only 10.4% of students thought that dental profe

SUBMITTER: Cheng HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8254053 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature