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J Dent Educ. 60(3): 262-266 1996
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Journal of Dental Education, Vol 60, Issue 3, 262-266
Copyright © 1996 by American Dental Education Association

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Effectiveness of standardized patient instruction

JA Johnson and KC Kopp

To prepare freshmen dental students for clinical experiences, standardized patients (SPs) were used to teach basic skills in communication, examination, and record keeping. SPs allow students to practice and be assessed in a realistic, predetermined, and controlled setting. The SP cases integrated the clinical content from freshman "Preventive Periodontics" with the behavioral content taught in "Basic Patient Management." Six SP cases were developed: two oral hygiene instruction cases, two medical and dental history cases, and two head and neck examination cases. One case of each type was used for instructing the students, and the others were used for assessing student competency at the end of the course. The SP methodology was evaluated by comparing the performance of freshmen, who had taken the course, with sophomores, who had only traditional clinical experiences. To make the comparison, sophomores participated in the same SP assessment as the freshmen. Scores for both groups were analyzed in three skill areas: interpersonal, technical, and record keeping. Freshmen scored higher in all three skill areas, with significant differences of 21% in technical skills and 31% in record keeping skills.


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