2020 Volume 36 Issue 1 Pages 27-34
Abstract To acquire the ability to collect, analyze and evaluate the latest medical information using ICT, as well as techniques and expressions that can be used effectively in accordance with morals in Nippon Dental University, dental informatics practical training is conducted in the first semester. First grade students learn G-suite, Moodle usage, information ethics, educational copyright, touch type acquisition, image processing, data analysis, presentation practice, document creation, ICT learning, remote collaborative work, and collecting dental information via the Internet. In the collecting of dental information via the Internet, first grade students performed five given tasks in the computer room according to the time allocation. Dental information was collected on the Internet using Ichushi Web and PubMed.
The student submitted one literature that was appropriate for the assignment. In the feedback questionnaire after learning, the collecting of dental information on the Internet was understood by 98.4% of students. 94.6% of students answered that they could coduct the Internet search more accurately. Literature search using PubMed was done by 82.9% of students. Literature search using Ichushi Web was performed by 96.9% of students. This training suggests that the collecting of dental information via the Internet using Ichushi Web and PubMed is effective in improving the awareness of first grade students in dentistry.
