Virtual Microscopy as an Effective Tool for Oral Pathology Teaching at Undergraduate Level | [Journal of Pakistan Dental Association • 2024]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Irshad: Department of Oral Pathology, Rehman College of Dentistry. Peshawar, Pakistan

2. Ismail Alam Khan: Department of Medical Education, Rehman College of Dentistry. Peshawar, Pakistan

3. Amna Safaraz: Department of Oral Pathology, Shifa College of Dentistry. Peshawar, Pakistan

4. Sahibzadi Fatima Tariq: Department of Oral Pathology, Rehman College of Dentistry. Peshawar, Pakistan

5. Hina Shabir: Department of Oral Pathology, Rehman College of Dentistry. Peshawar, Pakistan

6. Sahd Rashid: Department of Oral Medicine, Shifa College of Dentistry. Peshawar, Pakistan

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: Is to report the usefulness of virtual microscopy in oral pathology teaching at undergraduate level. METHODOLOGY: A cross sectional study was done at Rehman College of Dentistry, Peshawar. After a verbal informed consent 40 students of third year Bachelor of Dentistry who were present on day of data collection were included. Universal sampling technique, where all the students viewed conventional glass slides on first day followed by virtual slides of the same pathological lesions on webscope software of University of Leeds on second day. A structured questionnaire using a Likert scale was implemented. GraphPad Prism version 6.04 for Windows was used to analyse the data. Student's t-test was used to compare the differences in responses. RESULTS: There was a significant difference (p value <.05) between the pre and post group. Clarity, navigation, scanning, and magnification of slides, improved the overall learning of the students as compared to traditional method along with time efficiency. CONCLUSIONS: Virtual microscopy represents an effective tool for teaching histopathology of oral pathological lesions at undergraduate level.

Page(s): 7-9

DOI: 10.25301/JPDA.331.7

Published: Journal: Journal of Pakistan Dental Association, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Year: 2024

Keywords:

undergraduate students , Digital microscopy , virtual microscopy , oral pathology , conventional microscopy

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