Postgraduate student perceptions of face-to-face and distance education in orthodontics: A cross-sectional qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate postgraduate student perceptions of face-to-face and distance education on a three-year programme in orthodontics.

Design

Cross-sectional qualitative study.

Setting

UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London.

Participants

A total of 25 current postgraduate orthodontic students in the first, second and third years of training were included in this study.

Methods

Postgraduate student perceptions were obtained by conducting online focus groups on Zoom Video Communications Inc. A focus group topic guide was developed, and a facilitator was trained to host the focus groups. There were separate focus groups for each year group, with a maximum of five participants in each group. The focus groups were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. T

SUBMITTER: Johnson King O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9421199 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature