Development and Validation of a Teaching Module for Prescription Writing for Dental Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE Journal of Dental Education Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI:10.1002/jdd.13860

Praveen Jodalli, Gagan Bajaj, John H. V. Gilbert, Ramya Shenoy

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Abstract

Objectives

Dentists commonly encounter patients with complex medical comorbidities that require an advanced level of competence in the art of prescription writing. However, the current structure of dental education often places limited emphasis on this critical skill. This study aimed to develop and validate an innovative teaching module designed to enhance prescription-writing skills for dental students, with a specific focus on patients with medical comorbid conditions.

Methods

This study was completed in two phases. In phase 1, an interprofessional education (IPE) designed comprehensive teaching module was created. The topics included in this teaching module were medical comorbidities, drug interactions, and best prescription practices. The developed teaching module's face and content were validated, and the item- content validity index (I-CVI) was computed. In phase 2, the teaching module was tested among 48 dental students as part of a randomized controlled trial.

Results

A pool of eight items addressing different aspects related to prescription writing were validated in dental students. All the eight items reached an I-CVI for relevance and structure of ≥0.8. In phase 2, the intervention group, exposed to the teaching module on skill development of prescription writing, showed a statistically significant increase in their prescription-writing skill than the control group.

Conclusion

The introduction of a teaching module aimed at developing prescriptions for medical co-morbidities could substantially improve the prescription writing abilities of dental students.

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牙科学生处方写作教学模块的开发与验证：一项随机对照试验。

目的：牙医经常遇到复杂的医疗合并症的病人，需要在处方写作艺术的高级水平的能力。然而，目前的牙科教育结构往往对这一关键技能的重视有限。本研究旨在开发和验证一个创新的教学模块，旨在提高牙科学生的处方写作技能，并特别关注患有医疗合并症的患者。方法：本研究分两期完成。第一阶段，创建跨专业教育（IPE）设计的综合教学模块。本教学模块的主题包括医学合并症、药物相互作用和最佳处方实践。对开发的教学模块的外观和内容进行了验证，并计算了项目内容效度指数（I-CVI）。在第二阶段，作为随机对照试验的一部分，教学模块在48名牙科学生中进行了测试。结果：八个项目池解决不同方面的处方写作相关的牙科学生验证。8个条目的相关性和结构均达到≥0.8的I-CVI。在第二阶段，干预组接触处方写作技能发展的教学模块，他们的处方写作技能比对照组有统计学上的显著提高。结论：引入医学合并症处方开发教学模块，可显著提高牙科学生的处方写作能力。

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Journal of Dental Education 医学-牙科与口腔外科

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

21.70%

发文量

274

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Dental Education (JDE) is a peer-reviewed monthly journal that publishes a wide variety of educational and scientific research in dental, allied dental and advanced dental education. Published continuously by the American Dental Education Association since 1936 and internationally recognized as the premier journal for academic dentistry, the JDE publishes articles on such topics as curriculum reform, education research methods, innovative educational and assessment methodologies, faculty development, community-based dental education, student recruitment and admissions, professional and educational ethics, dental education around the world and systematic reviews of educational interest. The JDE is one of the top scholarly journals publishing the most important work in oral health education today; it celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2016.