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Deshpande S, Chahande J. Impact of computer-based treatment planning software on clinical judgment of dental students for planning prosthodontic rehabilitation. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2014;5:269-74doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S66264.
Deshpande, S., & Chahande, J. (2014). Impact of computer-based treatment planning software on clinical judgment of dental students for planning prosthodontic rehabilitation. Advances in medical education and practice, 5269-74. https://doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S66264
Deshpande, Saee, and Chahande, Jayashree. "Impact of computer-based treatment planning software on clinical judgment of dental students for planning prosthodontic rehabilitation." Advances in medical education and practice vol. 5 (2014): 269-74. doi: https://doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S66264
Deshpande S, Chahande J. Impact of computer-based treatment planning software on clinical judgment of dental students for planning prosthodontic rehabilitation. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2014 Aug 21;5:269-74. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S66264. eCollection 2014. PMID: 25170288; PMCID: PMC4144937.
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Adv Med Educ Pract. 2014 Aug 21;5:269-74. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S66264. eCollection 2014.

Impact of computer-based treatment planning software on clinical judgment of dental students for planning prosthodontic rehabilitation.

Advances in medical education and practice

Saee Deshpande, Jayashree Chahande

Affiliations

  1. Department of Prosthodontics, Vidya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal's (VPSM) Dental College and Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

PMID: 25170288 PMCID: PMC4144937 DOI: 10.2147/AMEP.S66264

Abstract

PURPOSE: Successful prosthodontic rehabilitation involves making many interrelated clinical decisions which have an impact on each other. Self-directed computer-based training has been shown to be a very useful tool to develop synthetic and analytical problem-solving skills among students. Thus, a computer-based case study and treatment planning (CSTP) software program was developed which would allow students to work through the process of comprehensive, multidisciplinary treatment planning for patients in a structured and logical manner. The present study was aimed at assessing the effect of this CSTP software on the clinical judgment of dental students while planning prosthodontic rehabilitation and to assess the students' perceptions about using the program for its intended use.

METHODS: A CSTP software program was developed and validated. The impact of this program on the clinical decision making skills of dental graduates was evaluated by real life patient encounters, using a modified and validated mini-CEX. Students' perceptions about the program were obtained by a pre-validated feedback questionnaire.

RESULTS: The faculty assessment scores of clinical judgment improved significantly after the use of this program. The majority of students felt it was an informative, useful, and innovative way of learning and they strongly felt that they had learnt the logical progression of planning, the insight into decision making, and the need for flexibility in treatment planning after using this program.

CONCLUSION: CSTP software was well received by the students. There was significant improvement in students' clinical judgment after using this program. It should thus be envisaged fundamentally as an adjunct to conventional teaching techniques to improve students' decision making skills and confidence.

Keywords: case assisted learning; clinical decision making; computers in dentistry; dental education

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