Systematization of Presentation of Virtual Cases in a Postdoctoral Program in Orthodontics

Abstract

Background: Incorporating information and communication technologies (ICTs) as a teaching tool for the postgraduate orthodontics program at Unicoc-Cali, Colombia, has generated a transformative change in the dynamics of the presentation of cases. Purpose: To systematize the learning experience: Presentation of virtual clinical cases carried out by residents of the third and fifth semester of the Orthodontic postgraduate course at Unicoc (Cali-Colombia), during the period 2018-2019. Methods: A database, virtual survey and focus group with residents were carried out. Results: The new methodology allowed an additional 130% of cases presented compared to the previous year. The benefits that the residents found in the virtual methodology were in their order: reduction in waiting times, facilitates the presentation process, streamlines the presentation and improves the flow of patients. Conclusions: The implemented didactic proposal enriches the postgraduate teaching-learning process because the audiovisual resource allows them to leave a useful record for the autonomous study of their own cases and that of their classmates. Their access is flexible in terms of time and space while allowing them to advance their learning at their own pace. The scheme was reproducible by all residents. The didactics allowed the presentations to be shown to other specialists to facilitate the inter-consultation process. The benefits found in the virtual methodology were: reduction in waiting times, facilitates the presentation process, streamlines the presentation and improves the flow of patients.