Oral Health Training Program for Pediatric Residents

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of the addition of hands on training by a pediatric dentist on the pediatric residents skills, confidence, opinions and practice related to preventive oral health.

Objectives: To compare the addition of Hands on Training (HOT) to Web Based Training (WBT)on residents' skills, confidence, opinions and practice . Methods: Pediatric residents participated in WBT on preventive oral health. Then the WBT subjects were randomly assigned to receive HOT by a dentist, or WBT alone. All subjects were assessed on skills in the performance of an oral exam, by direct observation. Residents' confidence regarding oral health counseling, and their opinions about the importance of the incorporation of oral health into the well child visit, was measured by surveys utilizing a Likert scale. Residents' change in practice was assessed by a retrospective chart audit.