Dental students' perceptions of standardized patient experiences using Zoom: Dyadic factors

Jhanvi P Desai; Lance Brendan Young; Michelle R McQuistan

doi:10.1002/jdd.13496

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Dental students' perceptions of standardized patient experiences using Zoom: Dyadic factors

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Dental students' perceptions of standardized patient experiences using Zoom: Dyadic factors

Jhanvi P Desai, Lance Brendan Young and Michelle R McQuistan

Journal of dental education, Vol.88(6), pp.840-847

06/2024

DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13496

PMID: 38362954

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic required a rapid transition to online education, including simulations. The current study identified students' perceptions of communicating with standardized patients in a virtual setting. This qualitative study thematically analyzed 485 reflections submitted by 248 students between Spring 2020 and Spring 2022. Statements describing both the virtual medium and dyadic interactions between students and patients were coded for emergent themes and also coded as positive (facilitative) or negative (critical). Four themes emerged from the data related to the virtual medium: impact on nonverbal communication, patient engagement/rapport, presentation aids, and listening. Within these broad themes, 13 subthemes were identified, nine of which were negative/critical. Technology problems were specifically identified as compromising both engagement and listening. Even when technology worked well, students noted that it reduced the number of message cues received from the patient and complicated the process of sending cues (e.g., by requiring students to look away from a patient's face to make "eye contact" through a camera). Overall, students were critical of Zoom's impact on dyadic factors with standardized patients. However, they did acknowledge some positive aspects regarding the technology. These findings provide a foundation to consider when teaching students how to communicate effectively via teledentistry.

Dentistry

dental education

standardized patient

teledentistry

training

communication

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Title: Subtitle: Dental students' perceptions of standardized patient experiences using Zoom: Dyadic factors
Creators: Jhanvi P Desai - University of Iowa
Lance Brendan Young - Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Michelle R McQuistan - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of dental education, Vol.88(6), pp.840-847
DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13496
PMID: 38362954
NLM abbreviation: J Dent Educ
eISSN: 1930-7837
Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 02/16/2024
Date published: 06/2024
Academic Unit: Preventive and Community Dentistry; Dentistry Administration
Record Identifier: 9984559812102771

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