Blended learning in undergraduate dental education: a global pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To explore the global trends in blended learning in undergraduate dental education during the COVID pandemic and during the recovery phase by engaging with the students and faculty and evaluate the implications for dental education in the post-COVID era.

Methods

It was a pilot cross-sectional study which employed a convenience sampling technique to recruit representatives of dental faculty and undergraduate students in 80 dental institutions globally. A previously validated questionnaire consisting of a combination of closed and open-ended items was used for data collection. Responses to these online questionnaires were processed and analysed using the R statistical computing environment.

Results

A total of 320 dental students and 169 faculty members from 47 diff

SUBMITTER: Ali K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9930845 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature