Face-to-face outweighs virtual teaching for dental students
A study published in BMC Medical Education evaluated how modifications in teaching methods affect the levels of stress, anxiety, depression and resilience of dental students. It also examined whether there was a psychological impact on the students during full face-to-face teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the study, the results showed that dental students had high levels of resilience along with low levels of anxiety in normal ranges. When comparing online instruction to face-to-face classes, high levels of both stress and anxiety were found in the online group but no statistically significant differences were found with the face-to-face group.
“Due to these results, we consider that if we had to return to a situation similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, we should maintain face-to-face teaching with small groups as long as the health situation allows it in order to reduce the levels of depression and anxiety of students,” the study reads.
Read more: BMC Medical
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