We Asked Dentistry Students About Distance Anatomy Education


UÇAR İ.

8th International Medicine and Health Sciences Researches Congress, Ankara, Türkiye, 25 - 26 Aralık 2021, cilt.1, ss.308-309

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 1
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Ankara
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.308-309
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Anatomy is the cornerstone of international medical education today as it was in the past, and it is a versatile course that includes both theoretical and laboratory applications. With the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic all over the world, distance education opportunities have been used in anatomy education. Ideal anatomy education requires constant revision and analysis of these revisions from the student's perspective by determining the most appropriate teaching tools and approaches to the learning process. In this context, the aim of the study is to determine the anatomy self-efficacy and perspectives of distance anatomy education of dentistry students in the Covid-19 process. Methods: The study took place in August 2021 with the participation of students who took Erciyes University Dentistry, Head and Neck Anatomy Course. It is a quantitative study and a questionnaire prepared via Google Forms was used as a data collection technique. The questionnaires were sent to the students online and the results of 75 students, 30 male and 45 female, were analyzed. Results: Most of the participants report that they have not been diagnosed with Covid-19 (66.7%) and have had the Covid-19 vaccine (76.0%). While 53 (70.7%) participants believe they will be more successful in my profession by learning anatomy, 55 (73.3%) participants think that they have incomplete training when they do not receive anatomy training on cadavers and models. 46 (61.3%) participants stated they could access the course contents quickly through distance education, but 44 (58.6%) participants stated that they occasionally encountered technical problems in the virtual classroom application. Most of the participants (61.4%) think that distance education is not equivalent to face-to-face education. Conclusion: Increasing the possibilities of using cadavers and models in distance anatomy education and improving the technological infrastructure can increase quality and efficiency.

Keywords: Distance Education; Anatomy; Questionnaire