Use of information and communication technology among dental students and registrars at the faculty of dental sciences, University of Lagos

A Butali; W L Adeyemo; A O Akinshipo; A Fashina; K O Savage

doi:10.4103/1119-3077.91758

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Use of information and communication technology among dental students and registrars at the faculty of dental sciences, University of Lagos

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Use of information and communication technology among dental students and registrars at the faculty of dental sciences, University of Lagos

A Butali, W L Adeyemo, A O Akinshipo, A Fashina and K O Savage

Nigerian journal of clinical practice, Vol.14(4), pp.467-472

10/2011

DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.91758

PMID: 22248952

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the use of information technology amongst dental students, dental nursing students and resident doctors in training at the faculty of dental Surgery University of Lagos. A structured questionnaire was distributed to 58 clinical dental students in 4 th and 5 th years of training in the 2010/2011 academic year, 36 dental nursing students and 63 resident doctors undergoing specialist training. All participants have access to the computers, 2.5% within the University and 31% at home and internet cafes and about 50% have the basic skills required. A significant difference was observed between the resident doctors and clinical dental students (P = 0.003), between resident doctors and dental nursing students (P = 0.0001) when the use of computer for study was compared. Over 95% of participants have access to internet and about 50% of them use the internet for their studies. A significant difference (P = 0.005) was observed between clinical dental students and dental nursing students that use the internet and word processing. The resident doctors used the computers for multimedia and MedLine search tools more than clinical dental students (P = 0.004) and dental nursing students (0.0006). The findings of the study show that dental students and resident doctors in training have the requisite knowledge to operate the computer for use in their study and personal activities.

Technology

Nigeria

Computers - utilization

Students, Dental - statistics & numerical data

Dental Staff, Hospital

Humans

Education, Dental

Information Storage and Retrieval

Male

Schools, Dental

Attitude to Computers

Female

Surveys and Questionnaires

Internet

Computer Literacy

Students, Dental - psychology

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Title: Subtitle: Use of information and communication technology among dental students and registrars at the faculty of dental sciences, University of Lagos
Creators: A Butali - Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, IA, USA. azeez-butali@uiowa.edu
W L Adeyemo
A O Akinshipo
A Fashina
K O Savage
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Nigerian journal of clinical practice, Vol.14(4), pp.467-472
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.91758
PMID: 22248952
NLM abbreviation: Niger J Clin Pract
ISSN: 1119-3077
eISSN: 1119-3077
Publisher: India
Language: English
Date published: 10/2011
Academic Unit: Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center; Dental Research
Record Identifier: 9984066085002771

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