Oral health promotion: experience of an interactive teleeducation program for Medical students / Promoção da saúde bucal: experiência de um programa de teleducação interativa para estudantes de Medicina

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2011

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Objectives: The verification of the level of basal knowledge of 5th year medical students regarding the practice of oral health promotion and to measure growth in knowledge and the capability to advise. Method: 148 students, divided into 4 teams 2007-A (control group), 2007-B, 2008 e 2008-B received progressive teaching interventions, in presence (2007) and in distance (2008). The team 2008-B also received active contacts with a specialist in promoting oral. The growth in knowledge was measured by written tests applied before and after the respective intervention, and the capability to advise was assessed through the Objective Structured Clinical Examination per stations (OSCE). Results: 92% of the students found their initial base knowledge of oral health promotion insufficient. The growth in knowledge of teams 2008-A and 2008-B was considerable when compared to the control group. Team 2008-B also demonstrated an increased capability to advise on oral health. Conclusion: The performance of 2008-B group was significantly higher than all other groups

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distant education educação a distância educação médica health promotion medical education oral health promoção da saúde saúde bucal

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