Delivery of post-dental extraction care instructions with the aid of a novel educational kit: the UiTM dental students' perspective / Nurkhalidah Sabrina Ikmalhisam ... [et al.]

• Main Authors: Ikmalhisam, Nurkhalidah Sabrina (Author), Abdul Aziz, Nur Syakirah (Author), Mah, Michelle Clare (Author), Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Intan Baizura (Author), Abdul Wahab, Hazmyr (Author), Mohammad, Mohd Shawal Firdaus (Author), Keng, Tan Su (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pulau Pinang, 2021-08.
• Subjects: Medical education. Medical schools. Research; Oral and dental medicine. Pathology. Diseases; Article
• Online Access: Get fulltext; View Fulltext in UiTM IR

The objective of this study is to assess Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) dental students' perspective on a novel patient educational kit in helping them to deliver post-dental extraction care instructions. All undergraduate clinical year dental students of the Faculty of Dentistry, UiTM were recruited for this cross-sectional study. 87.8% of these students have volunteered to participate in this study. An 8-minutes introductory video of the Post-Dental Extraction Care kit (PDEC-kit) was played when simultaneously showcasing the tools in the PDEC-kit to the participants. The participants then answered a set of validated self-administered questionnaires online on their perception and suggestions for improvement of the PDEC-kit, which comprises of 20 items that are rated by a 7-point Likert scale along with 7 open-ended questions. A total of 216 students participated voluntarily in this study. A vast majority of participants agreed that the PDEC-kit is useful (99.1%), easy to use (98.7%), and can improve patient's understanding regarding post-dental extraction care instructions (99.1%). The information provided in the kit was also found to be appropriate for the patients (97.2%). Interestingly, students who had clinical experience in performing dental extractions have rated significantly higher scores for half of the questions (p<0.05). All but two participants (99.1%) thought that PDEC-kit would assist them in providing better post-dental extraction instructions to patients compared to providing verbal instructions only. Most of the participants (93.5%) also agreed that the kit can improve communication or rapport between patients and them. UiTM dental students agreed that PDEC-kit is beneficial and can help them in delivering more effective post-dental extraction care instructions to their patients.