Impact of Procedural Simulation on Learning and Satisfaction of Tunisian Dental Students

San Bekri; Yosra Mabrouk; Amel Labidi

doi:10.56741/jpes.v4i01.730

Authors

San Bekri
sanabekri2015@gmail.com
University of Monastir https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6576-5088
Yosra Mabrouk University of Monastir https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5347-0239
Amel Labidi University of Monastir https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4444-4271

Keywords:

Dental Preparation, Low Fidelity, Removable Partial Denture, Simulation

Abstract

The demand for quality and the growing ethical demand, as well as the fear of risk and its legal implications, now require a minimum acquisition of the gesture practice before its realization on the patient himself, by virtue of the founding ethical principle of teaching by simulation: "never the first time on the patient". The dental student is required to provide care and perform technical acts on patients and must be operational in his practice at the end of his university course. From this perspective, simulation-based learning is increasingly becoming an essential teaching form in higher education, both in initial and continuing training. In this context, the present study was carried out at the removable partial denture (RPD) department of the oral medicine and surgery clinic of Monastir (Tunisia) in order to explore the impact of procedural simulation on the learning of technical gestures related to the rest seat preparations for metallic RPD. We included 74 4th year dental medicine students, the assessment of students' acquisitions was carried out by comparing the results of pre-tests and post-tests, and an observation grid was specially designed to measure the mastery of technical performance relating to dental preparations acquired by students following the procedural simulation session.

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Author Biographies

San Bekri, University of Monastir

is an Associate Professor in Dentistry and a member of the International Association of University Pedagogy (AIPU) – Tunisian Section. She serves as an advisory member of the pedagogy committee at the Faculty of Dentistry and is a member of the Research Laboratory "Clinical Biological and Dento-Facial Approach (ABCDF)" at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia. (Email: sanabekri2015@gmail.com).

Yosra Mabrouk, University of Monastir

is an Associate Professor in Dentistry and a member of the pedagogy committee at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia. She is also a trainer in simulation in health science. With her experience and dedication to dental education, Yosra actively contributes to enhancing learning quality through simulation methods and pedagogy development. (email: mabroukyosra2021@gmail.com).

Amel Labidi, University of Monastir

is an Associate Professor in Dentistry at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia. She specialized in prosthodontics and focuses on modern implantology in her clinical practice. Dr. Labidi has presented at numerous national and international conferences and has published several scientific articles in indexed journals. Her expertise and dedication make her a valuable asset to the dental education community. (email: amellabidi16@yahoo.fr).

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