Dental education practices during COVID-19: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dental education was brought to a halt with the emergence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Traditional dental education comprised students working closely with instructors in a clinical laboratory setting; however, public health precautions necessitated a shift to a virtual learning platform. A scoping review of dental education practices since the start of the pandemic will help to understand approaches instructors have taken to provide dental education during this unprecedented time and suggest future applications of virtual learning in dental education.

Methods

We performed an exhaustive scoping literature search of primary peer-reviewed intervention articles published between December 2019 and April 2021 using the following databases: Academic Search Premi

SUBMITTER: Kerkstra RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9015347 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature