Testing Educational Modalities for Temporomandibular Disorders Curriculum

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMidwestern University

About this trial

This study is done to assess the change in confidence level, knowledge, and diagnostic ability in TMD-related aspects through the exposure to a Virtual Patient-Based Learning (VPBL) platform featuring temporomandibular disorder (TMD) cases among 3rd and 4th year predoctoral dental students at a larger predoctoral school.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Third or Fourth year dental students at the College of Dental Medicine at Midwestern University (Illinois)

Disqualifiers

Dental students not enrolled at the third and/or fourth year of the College of Dental Medicine at Midwestern University (Illinois)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Virtual Patient Based Learning (VPBL)
  • Clinical exposure to patients with TMD
  • Clinical exposure to TMD + VPBL

Treatment groups

90 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators