HSDM pilot online radiographic caries diagnosis module

Design · All designs
Evidence · 4 claims (2 for, 1 mixed, 1 against) · 1 study (1 associational), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description

A pilot five-module online learning program created at Harvard School of Dental Medicine for radiographic caries diagnosis, built from learning objectives of lectures given by HSDM faculty with interactive lessons including matching and multiple-choice questions. It was uploaded to cloud storage and made available to the Class of 2016 (n=31) for practice on computers or tablets at any point in time, with concepts confirmed by faculty. The module was assessed with three clinical FMX cases and a perception survey.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Concepts were confirmed by faculty before implementation

Constraints

• Commercial options for radiographic caries diagnosis e-learning were not available and the scope was very limited, per the article

Target Learners

• third-year predoctoral dental students

Learning Goals

• radiographic interproximal caries diagnosis and severity classification

Claims

• Module users showed a different response-frequency pattern: more correct responses but also more extreme over- and under-diagnoses [~W]
• Students who used the module reported positive perceptions and supported its curricular implementation with modifications [+W]
• Accessing the online caries diagnosis module did not significantly improve dental students' radiographic diagnostic accuracy [-W]
• Most module users reviewed the module before entering clinic [+W]

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Key Sources

• Ariel Tsao, Sang E. Park. (2016). The Role of Online Learning in Radiographic Diagnosis in Dental Education. Journal of Education and Training Studies. https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v4i3.1387

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id	hsdm-online-caries-diagnosis-module
title	HSDM pilot online radiographic caries diagnosis module
description	A pilot five-module online learning program created at Harvard School of Dental Medicine for radiographic caries diagnosis, built from learning objectives of lectures given by HSDM faculty with interactive lessons inc...
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-02
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sources	1 — ariel-tsao-2016

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