The 10-year evolution of a dental undergraduate ‘blended learning’ suturing programme
Originally at nature.com
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Why it matters for dental
Dental schools and faculty can use the documented 10-year refinement of a blended-learning suturing curriculum to update pre-clinical training, potentially improving graduate readiness for surgical procedures and reducing early-career errors in wound closure.
Key points
- The programme targets undergraduate dental students and spans a decade of iterative design changes.
- Instruction combines online modules with in-person skills sessions, addressing both knowledge acquisition and psychomotor performance.
- Longitudinal evaluation tracked student competency metrics across successive cohorts.
- Findings are relevant to curriculum committees and clinical skills course directors seeking evidence-based training models.
Who should care
Read the original on Nature subjects: Dentistry
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