Journal of Dental Science and Medicine
Open Access

Abstract

The end of 2019 saw the outbreak of COVID-19. During three years of anti-COVID-19 campaign in China, dynamic zero-COVID policy was consistently held on by the government. Along with the policy, dental education patterns in China were adjusted accordingly. From the spring semester of 2020, online teaching was adopted by the majority of dental colleges in China, the top five ones were included, which were Beijing University School of Stomatology (BUSS), Sichuan University West China School of Stomatology (SUWCSS), Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Stomatology (SJUSS, formerly known as Shanghai Second Medical University School of Stomatology), the Fourth Military Medical University School of Stomatology (FMMUSS), and Wuhan University School of Stomatology (WUSS). Furthermore, these top dental colleges also shared their education resources with other dental colleges, for example, SCBU shared academic resources with Inner Mongolia University School of Stomatology. The modes of continuing dental education were also changed correspondingly. Before 2020, offline teaching was the mainstream of continuing dental education. However, from 2020 through 2022, online teaching forms such as Tencent Conference, Cloud Classroom, et al, became more and more prevailing. Since Cloud Classroom was recommended by the Chinese Stomatological Association (CSA), it was used by the majority of nationwide continuing dental education activities, while Tencent Conference was preferred by the local continuing dental education activities. How about the outcome of the transformation of dental education patterns? According to investigations launched by CSA, more than ninety-five percent of the teachers advocated online dental education, about ninety percent students were satisfied with the transformation. According to the reports from the colleges, no differences were found between the scores of the students receiving online education and those of the ones receiving offline education.

Biography

Hantang Sun, B.A Shandong Medical University 1997, M.D. The Fourth Military Medical University School of Stomatology 2000, Ph.D. The Fourth Military Medical University School of Stomatology 2003, Endodontic Fellowship Tokyo Medical and Dental University School of Dentistry 2006, Operative Dentistry Fellowship Loma Linda University School of Dentistry 2011. Associate Professor of the Fourth Military Medical University School of Stomatology 2009-2017. Chair and Professor of the Dept. of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Affiliated Nantong Stomatoligical Hospital, Nantong University 2017-current. Research and interests- Anatomy of teeth, Odontogenesis, Endodontic Instruments and Technology, Dental Education. Member of Chinese Geriatric Dentistry Committee, Chinese Stomatological Association. Member of Operative Dentistry �Endodontics Committee, Stomatological Association of Jiangsu Province, China. Member and Secretary of Stomatoligical Committee, Medical Association of Nantong City.Published and/ or presented over 30 abstracts and peer reviewed publications, including one presented in the International Federation of Endodontic Association (IFEA) Congress 2018, which was held in Seoul, Korea.