‘The Effect of Distance Learning Anatomy Lesson on Dentistry Students in Natural Disasters such as Earthquakes’

Abstract

Purpose: “Can distance education be an alternative
 solution for teaching anatomy lessons in natural disasters such
 as earthquakes?” The aim of this study is to bring the answer of
 the question to the literature with student opinions.
 Material and Method: 57 people from 2022-2023 spring
 semester first year dentistry students participated in the study.
 The answers given by female and male students to the questions
 asked about distance anatomy education applied after the
 earthquake disaster were compared with the chi-square
 analysis and the significance of these answers was examined.
 Results: A significant difference was found in the
 comparison of the answers given by male and female students
 to the 1st, 13th and 15th questions asked in the study using the
 chi-square test (p=0.044, p=0.016, p=0.014, respectively).
 Conclusion: The earthquake disaster in our country
 (February 6, 2023) has shown the fact that distance education
 can still be used as an alternative solution after the covid-19
 pandemic. Can distance education be blended with hybrid
 education for anatomy lessons, except in cases such as
 pandemics or natural disasters? Supporting this answer with
 student opinions and passing it on to the literature significantly
 affects future health education.