EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF VIRTUAL-SIMULATION TEACHING TECHNIQUES IN ENDODONTIC TREATMENT IN THE SYSTEM OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

This work represents a completed study on the development and implementation of the developed and optimized virtual-simulation program of continuing medical education (36 hours) to improve the manual skills of therapeutic treatment in dentistry in the module "Direct Restorations" using the evaluation of the survival rate of knowledge and skills obtained. With the traditional system of practical retraining of military dentists, using the dental clinic as a training base is difficult; the presence of a preceptor is required during the training manipulation; training depends on the clinic schedule and the availability of the pathology being studied; and there is no opportunity to repeat the manipulation or intervention. In addition, evaluation of the level of practical training of trainees is subjective, there is no unified system of its objective assessment [1-4]. Two stages are introduced for the trainees in the continuing medical education system: Stage 1 - assessment of the available practical skills on standard assignments, Stage 2 - assessment of the mastered practical skills. Improving the practical skills of practicing military dentists with the help of simulation training eliminates the risk to the life and health of the patient and trainee, allows you to conduct classes on an individual educational program without taking into account the working hours of the medical organization and the work schedule of the teacher, makes it possible to repeatedly practice the skill and bring the manipulation to automatism, provides objective quality control of its implementation, easily models rare pathologies and clinical cases [1-7].