Abstract
Over the last decade, medical education changed from traditional teaching methods to telematic and networking scholar and e-learning approach. The objective of the present systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness and teachers/student’s acceptability of e-learning applied to the field of orthodontics and paediatric dentistry. A database search of the literature was conducted on PubMed and Embase databases from January 2005 to May 2021. A total of 172 articles were identified by the electronic search, while a total of 32 papers were selected for qualitative analysis. Overall, 19 articles investigated the effectiveness of e-learning, and no difference of acceptability was reported between e-learning and traditional methods for a wide part of the articles selected. A total of 25 papers provided a satisfaction questionnaire for learners and all were positive in their attitude towards e-learning. The results showed that e-learning is an effective method of instruction, complementing the traditional teaching methods, and learners had a positive attitude and perception. The evidence of the present study reported a high level of acceptability and knowledge level of e-learning techniques, compared to frontal lecture methods, in the fields of orthodontics and paediatric dentistry.
Highlights
The full texts were evaluated for the eligibility criteria, and a total of 32 papers were deemed suitable for inclusion in this review
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first systematic review examining the use of e-learning in paediatric dentistry, while several reviews have been published in orthodontics [123]
Within the limits of the study, the effectiveness of the present investigation demonstrated that e-learning is effective as traditional classroom methods, and the learners in these studies reported positive attitudes about e-learning with a high level of efficacy and acceptability by the operators and students
Summary
One of the most important developments in recent years is the evolution of technology, which has changed many aspects of our everyday life: our means of communication, information retrieval, even the way we spend our free time (e.g., computer games) [1,2]. The importance of technology became even more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic that has had a massive impact on people’s lives and habits. Restrictions limited people’s mobility while remote working, e-learning, and online platforms started to grow, along with online leisure solutions, such as gaming and video streaming [3,4,5,6,7,8,9].
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