Document Type
Article
Original Publication Date
2003
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of Dental Education
Volume
67
Issue
12
First Page
1345
Last Page
1354
Date of Submission
March 2015
Abstract
Computer-based patient simulations have been used to enhance the dental curriculum since the 1980s. This article describes the development of CASE STUDIES for Dentistry (CSD), a patient case simulation building template, developed at Virginia Commonwealth University, with which authors who have no programming expertise can create realistic, effective, interactive multimedia patient simulations by entering their own information and images into a straightforward, fill in the blanks interface. This program was written with Authorware, by Macromedia Inc. Design considerations included emphasis on information collection and analysis, synthesis of collected information, hypothesis proposal and testing, diagnosis, and treatment planning. The program consists of easily accessible interfaces for both authors and students. Authors build simulated patients using typed-in text and their own images. Faculty can build computer-based simulated patients so that students can immediately practice what they learn in class within a simulated doctor-patient relationship. CSD allows building simulations ranging from simple to complex patients in multiple disciplines. Robust feedback and other features allow students to learn both process and content in a self-directed, interactive environment.
Rights
Reprinted by permission of Journal of Dental Education, Volume 67, 12 (December 2003). Copyright 2003 by the American Dental Education Association.
Is Part Of
VCU Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Publications