Vikneshan Murugaboopathy

Department of Public Health Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry, India

Publications

• Original Article   
  Effectiveness of an Early Clinical Exposure Module on the Performance of Second Year Dental Students - A Randomized Controlled Study
  Author(s): Kamal Shigli*, Sushma S Nayak, Banashree Sankeshwari, Deepti Fulari, Swapnil Chopade, Umesh Wadgave, Vasanti Jirge and Vikneshan Murugaboopathy
  
  Purpose: Teaching Prosthodontics to preclinical students has been a challenge as they are not exposed to clinics their understanding is based on imagination of clinical aspects. Early clinical exposure could be used to supplement traditional lectures. This paper presents the results of a study carried out to test the effectiveness of an Early Clinical Exposure module. Method: A randomized controlled trial was conducted among 84 second year students in a dental college in India. Control group received didactic lectures and study group received didactic lectures accompanied by a video of the clinical procedure. Two hours of lecture and 16 hours of practical sessions were conducted for both groups. Knowledge of subjects in both the groups was assessed before and after the intervention using MCQs while skills were assessed aft.. Read More»