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Cross-sectional study of attitudes toward online continuing dental education in Libya during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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العنوان: Cross-sectional study of attitudes toward online continuing dental education in Libya during the COVID-19 pandemic.
المؤلفون: Elemam RF; Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE., El Swiah JM; Faculty of Dentistry, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics Department, Misurata University, Misurata, Libya., Durda AO; Alshamis Dental Centre, Tripoli, Libya., Hegazy NN; Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
المصدر: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Jan 10; Vol. 19 (1), pp. e0296783. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 10 (Print Publication: 2024).
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science
مواضيع طبية MeSH: COVID-19*/epidemiology, Female ; Male ; Humans ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Libya/epidemiology ; Pandemics ; Dentists ; Education, Dental, Continuing ; Professional Role
مستخلص: During the COVID-19 pandemic, many educational institutions switched to e-learning educational platforms. This approach was essential but raised challenges, particularly in training practitioners for medical emergencies. This approach not only led to global challenges and a need for rapid adaptation, but also raised inequities across countries, with some facing far more technical challenges than others. In Libya, low investment in education technology and unpredictable internet connectivity limited its integration into schools and universities even before the pandemic. The current study reports feedback from an online continuing dental education (CDE) course for dental practitioners that was developed emergently during the pandemic and aimed to address the challenges posed by Libya's internet environment. Participants were recruited through social media and received an 8-hour online CDE course consisting of three modules. Participants were invited to complete a pre-course demographic/informational survey on a Google form. After passing all modules, students were prompted to complete a post-course survey consisting of 23, five-point Likert scale questions. Respondents included 43 females (74.1%) and 15 males (25.9%). For ~50% of the cohort (n = 32), this was their first online clinical course. 87.9% of post-course participants rated the course as a positive learning experience, while 90.9% agreed their learning outcomes had been achieved. Most participants (97%) agreed the course instructor explained all concepts clearly. In total, 81.8% agreed that the technology effectively supported their learning. Most agreed that a clear demarcation between each course module existed and that the language and depth of the material were adequate. Some students reported technical difficulties, and 33.3% saw repetitions in the modules. However, all post-course respondents said they would recommend the online course to colleagues. Libyan dental practitioners showed high satisfaction levels towards the e-learning process, course content, instructors' attitudes, and overall e-learning experience despite the inherent e-learning challenges posed in this country.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Elemam et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20240110 Date Completed: 20240112 Latest Revision: 20240112
رمز التحديث: 20240112
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC10781111
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296783
PMID: 38198489
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0296783