Parhar, S. and Gibson, J. (2017) Does participation in an undergraduate journal club make dental students more knowledgeable and confident in practising evidence-based dentistry? European Journal of Dental Education, 21(4), e59-e63. (doi: 10.1111/eje.12219) (PMID:27339617)
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Abstract
Aim: To establish whether participation in an undergraduate journal club makes dental students more knowledgeable and confident in practising evidence-based dentistry. Methods: The first journal club session was held in December 2013, with the sessions held monthly during term-time subsequently. All students attending the first session were invited to participate in the study. The KACE (evidence-based practice Knowledge, Attitudes, access and Confidence Evaluation) questionnaire was administered at baseline, with a follow-up after a year. Results: Thirty-eight students completed the baseline questionnaire, and 37 students completed the follow-up questionnaire. Mean knowledge score increased from 3.87 to 5.18 (P = 0.00008), access score from 23.97 to 25.66 (P = 0.015) and confidence score from 14.97 to 16.84 (P = 0.003). No linear relationships were detected with any score, either for journal club sessions attended, podcasts listened to, PowerPoints viewed or articles read. Discussion: Our study showed significant increases in knowledge, access and confidence scores, suggesting our journal club was an effective format. Despite the provision of food and drink, only a small proportion of the entire BDS cohort attended the sessions, limiting the generalisability of the study. Our study aims to lay foundations for more thorough methodology in future research.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Parhar, Ms Sukhdev and Gibson, Professor John |
| Authors: | Parhar, S., and Gibson, J. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing > Dental School |
| Journal Name: | European Journal of Dental Education |
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 1396-5883 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1600-0579 |
| Published Online: | 24 June 2016 |
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