The shift of dental education during and post COVID-19

• Main Authors: Kweh, Ting Jing, Lim, Ghee Seong, Gonzalez, Maria Angela Garcia, Ong, Teng Kai
• Format: Article
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2021
• Subjects: L Education (General); RK Dentistry; T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/36157/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85123518852&doi=10.21315%2fAOS2021.16.2.1&partnerID=40&md5=049bfba896d73dc97beed4cd1e1a8111
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Education worldwide has been conducted in the traditional face-to-face classroom teaching style for ages, and this includes the education in dentistry. Since the introduction of online education and distance learning, teaching institutions have gradually made e-learning an integral part of teaching and learning activities. With the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic and closure of teaching institutions worldwide, the faculty of dentistry is amongst the many that were forced to leap onto the online education field abruptly. There is a sudden need for educators to resort to online teaching and e-learning becomes an essential tool to be developed as an alternative to traditional education methods. This article serves as a review to explore and discuss the common concerns and institutional readiness in delivering e-learning and review the methods currently utilised during this time of crisis. © Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia. 2021