Pedagogical tools for combined learning of dental prosthetics in times of pandemic

Abstract

Background: Education in dentistry, as in other health sciences, comprises three important components: a) classes, lectures and training based on problem solving, b) training practices with the help of simulators and c) clinical skills practices with patients. . As a result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus outbreak, there was an abrupt interruption in this entire process due to mandatory social distancing. Consequently, there was an increase in the search for new forms of distance education. Objective of the study : The objective of this review is to reveal the pedagogical tools that were used and could be used for learning dental prosthetics in times of pandemic. Method: The methodology used consisted of a search chain of research papers published in both Spanish and English in databases such as Pubmed , EBSCO, EBSCO HOST, EBSCO HOST Stomatology , Elsiever , Scopus and Scholar . Academic and that were published between 2009 and 2021.