Title
Feasibility of online learning among Indian students of dentistry during the CoVid-19 outbreak
Authors
Sonal Saigal1, Narendra Nath Singh1, Ankur Bhargava2,*, Swati Singh3, Lokesh Tomar4 & Somya Salwi3
Affiliation
1Department of Oral Pathology, Microbiology & Forensic Odontology, Dental Institute, RIMS, Ranchi - 834009, India; 2Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Hazaribag - 825301, India; 3Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Hazaribag - 825301, India; 4Delhi Institute of Health Care and Research, New Delhi - 110087, India;
Sonal Saigal - E-mail: drsaigalop@gmail.com
Narendra Nath Singh - E-mail: naren_cancer@hotmail.com
Ankur Bhargava - E-mail: drankurbhargava@gmail.com
Swati Singh - E-mail: swatibidsh06@gmail.com
Lokesh Tomar - E-mail: delhiinstituteofhealthcare@gmail.com
Somya Salwi - E-mail: somu.sal1141994@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received April 1, 2024; Revised April 30, 2024; Accepted April 30, 2024, Published April 30, 2024
Abstract
Even though there were several online dentistry academic programs available, the pandemic accelerated the development of e-learning processes and presented unprecedented obstacles to dental education. The pandemic has given rise to a technology-powered teaching style that replaced the centuries-old chalk-talk method. However, because it was a quick change, it had flaws and limitations and has caused turmoil and confusion among many educational teams, particularly in the academic sector. As a necessary consequence, this study is performed to evaluate undergraduate dental students' lived experiences, as well as their capability, willingness and frame of mind for the adoption of online teaching and learning approaches as part of blended learning. Hence, the use of online tutorials should be an effective method of providing meaningful insights for undergraduate dental students.
Keywords
COVID-19; coronavirus; education, dental; dentistry
Citation
Saigal et al. Bioinformation 20(4): 362-367 (2024)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
