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Braga MM, Lenzi TL, Ferreira FR, Mendes FM, Raggio DP, Imparato JC, Bonecker M, Magalhães AC, Wang L, Rios D, Pessan JP, Duque C, Rebelo MAB, Alves Filho AO, Lima MDDM, Moura MS, De Carli AD, Sanabe ME, Cenci MS, Oliveira EF, Correa MB, Rocha RO, Zenkner JE, Murisí PU, Martignon S, Lara JS, Aquino FG, Carrillo A, Chu CH, Deery C, Ricketts D, Melo P, Antunes JLF, Ekstrand KR. Impact of a Tutored Theoretical-Practical Training to Develop Undergraduate Students' Skills for the Detection of Caries Lesions: Study Protocol for a Multicenter Controlled Randomized Study. JMIR Res Protoc 2017; 6:e155. [PMID: 28814381 PMCID: PMC5577444 DOI: 10.2196/resprot.7414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Tutored laboratorial activities could be a manner of improving the competency development of students. However, its impact over conventional theoretical classes has not yet been tested. Additionally, different university contexts could influence this issue and should be explored. OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of a tutored theoretical-practical training for teaching undergraduate students to detect caries lesions as compared with theoretical teaching activities. The impact of these teaching/learning activities will be assessed in terms of efficacy, cost/benefit, retention of knowledge/acquired competences, and student acceptability. METHODS Sixteen centers (7 centers from Brazil and 9 centers from other countries throughout the world) are involved in the inclusion of subjects for this protocol. A randomized controlled study with parallel groups will be conducted. One group (control) will be exposed to a 60- to 90-minute conventional theoretical class and the other group (test) will be exposed to the same theoretical class and also a 90-minute laboratory class, including exercises and discussions based on the evaluation of a pool of images and extracted teeth. The mentioned outcomes will be evaluated immediately after the teaching activities and also in medium- and long-term analyses. To compare the long-term outcomes, students who enrolled in the university before the participating students will be interviewed for data collection and these data will be used as a control and compared with the trained group. This stage will be a nonrandomized phase of this study, nested in the main study. Appropriate statistical analysis will be performed according to the aims of this study. Variables related to the centers will also be analyzed and used to model adjustment as possible sources of variability among results. RESULTS This ongoing study is funded by a Brazilian national funding agency (CNPq- 400736/2014-4). We expect that the tutored theoretical-practical training will improve the undergraduate students' performance in the detection of caries lesions and subsequent treatment decisions, mainly in terms of long-term retention of knowledge. Our hypothesis is that tutored theoretical-practical training is a more cost-effective option for teaching undergraduate students to detect caries lesions. CONCLUSIONS If our hypothesis is confirmed, the use of laboratory training in conjunction with theoretical classes could be used as an educational strategy in Cariology to improve the development of undergraduate students' skills in the detection of caries lesions and clinical decision-making.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mariana Minatel Braga
- Dental School, Pediatric Dentistry Departament, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.,Initiatives for undergraduate Students' Training in Cariology (IuSTC Group), Multi-institutional group, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Dental School, Pediatric Dentistry Departament, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.,Dental School, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.,Dental School, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Dental School, Pediatric Dentistry Departament, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
| | - Daniela Prócida Raggio
- Dental School, Pediatric Dentistry Departament, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
| | - José Carlos Imparato
- Dental School, Pediatric Dentistry Departament, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.,CPO Sao Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, SP, Brazil
| | - Marcelo Bonecker
- Dental School, Pediatric Dentistry Departament, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
| | | | - Linda Wang
- School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil
| | - Daniela Rios
- School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil
| | | | - Cristiane Duque
- School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araçatuba, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Programme in Dentistry, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, PI, Brazil
| | | | - Mariane Emi Sanabe
- School of Dentistry "Prof Albino Coimbra Filho", Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Dental School, Pediatric Dentistry Departament, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.,Facultad de Odontologia, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
| | - Stefania Martignon
- UNICA - Caries Research Unit, Research Vice-rectory,, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.,Dental Innovation and Translation Centre, King's College of London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Juan Sebastian Lara
- Dental School, Pediatric Dentistry Departament, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.,UNICA - Caries Research Unit, Research Vice-rectory, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.,The Dental Health Unit, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)
| | - Chris Deery
- University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
| | - David Ricketts
- Dundee Dental Hospital and School, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
| | - Paulo Melo
- Faculty of Dental Medicine, EpiUnit, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
| | | | - Kim Rud Ekstrand
- Department of Odontology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Initiatives for undergraduate Students' Training in Cariology (IuSTC Group), Multi-institutional group, São Paulo, Brazil
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