2024 Volume 40 Issue 3 Pages 88-99
Abstract It is generally believed that feedback from supervising dentists is effective for the development of trainee dentists. However, it is not clear what the ideal feedback system should be, and we believe that this requires trial and error at each training facility. Therefore, in order to examine the ideal feedback system, we conducted a questionnaire survey on the opinions of supervising dentists and trainee dentists regarding feedback, based on the medical evaluations and feedback conducted at the Nagasaki University Hospital Dentist Clinical Training Program in FY2023.
The results showed that supervising dentists felt that face-to-face feedback was effective because it allowed them to check the level of understanding of trainee dentists while providing instruction. In addition, trainee dentists were able to obtain advice from their supervising dentists and time to exchange opinions, and many of them thought that feedback from their supervising dentists led to their own learning. On the other hand, problems such as securing time for feedback and unifying evaluation criteria were also identified.
The results of this survey also indicate that supervising dentists recognize the necessity and importance of feedback and feel that it is meaningful to provide feedback in a face-to-face setting. The results also suggest that feedback may provide an opportunity for trainee dentists to reflect on their own practice. We believe that efforts to construct a better feedback system, such as a hybrid type of face-to-face and non-face-to-face feedback, are needed in the future.
