BUILDING AND MAINTAINING COGNITIVE INTEREST AND MOTIVATION FOR LEARNING AS MEANS OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF DENTAL DOCTORS’ TRAINING

Abstract

One of the most important factors in increasing the efficiency of the modern educational process is maintaining students' constant interest in acquiring new knowledge and skills. According to the authors, among the variety of methods and techniques contributing to fostering permanent cognitive interest in mastering the future profession over the courses of clinical disciplines, the familiarity with the life path of outstanding scientists and talented doctors of the past can be successfully used. The aim of this paper is to improve the method of teaching the topic "Permanent immobilization in case of damages to the bones of the facial skull" that is learnt during the study of Module 4 "Traumatology of the maxillofacial area". Materials and methods. A literature search and analysis of publications on the specified issues was conducted by using library sources and search engines. Results. When studying the topic "Permanent immobilization in case of damages to the bones of the facial skull" in the course of surgical dentistry, it is worth emphasizing that before the beginning of the First World War (1914-1918), doctors tried to find an optimal solution in fixing and treating cleft fractures. Severyn Tigerstedt, one of the dentists of the Kyiv Military Hospital, offered the best option for that time. The doctor suggested using bent wire dental splints for fractures of the lower jaw. His idea turned out to be simple, but extremely effective. Over a hundred years, his revolutionary invention has been successfully used by maxillofacial surgeons for the orthopaedic treatment of fractures of the lower jaw. The analysis of our experience of introducing interesting facts about the life and scientific achievements of the most notable figures in maxillofacial surgery allows us to argue that this approach seems as very helpful in provoking the interest of students, maintaining their constant attention and contributing to the development a harmonious personality.