K Chandrasekharan Nair¹*, Viswanath Gurumurthy², Pradeep Dathan³, Murukan PA⁴, Arya Nair R⁵, Revathy CV⁵

¹Professor Emeritus, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Akathumuri, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
²Associate Professor, Department of Dental Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, KSA
³Professor and Head of the Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Akathumuri, Thiruvavananthapuram, Kerala, India
⁴Former Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Annoor Dental College, Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India
⁵Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Akathumuri, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

*Corresponding Author: K Chandrasekharan Nair, Professor Emeritus, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Akathumuri, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

Received: March 18, 2024; Published: April 04, 2024

Abstract

Professional learning of the science of dentistry is complete only when the related skills are acquired. The number of skills to be mastered are many those span from a single tooth restoration, replacement of the entire dentition to the highly complicated surgical procedures. Skills are included under the psychomotor domain and teachers have tried to implement different methods of imparting ‘procedural learning’. Conventionally, a procedure is demonstrated and the students observe it. Then they are asked to repeat the skill but it is difficult to ascertain whether the student has understood the procedure in the context of its relevance. This review considers different instructional practices suited for the learning of procedures.

Keywords: Procedural Skills; Competency; Feedback; Peyton’s Four-Step Approach; Spaced Practising; Pendelton’s Rules of Feedback

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Citation

Citation: K Chandrasekharan Nair., et al. “Learning Procedural Skills in Dentistry – A Structured Review".Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 8.5 (2024): 07-16.

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