Ph.D. Gruzdeva A., Ph.D. Korneychuk A.

State Establishment "Dnepropetrovsk Medical Academy 

Ministry of Health of Ukraine"

 

Optimization of training of dentists-interns

 

Annotation. The material for an integrated approach in the training internship in specialty "Stomatology" was introduced. Much attention is paid to methods of active learning, stimulating self-study, creativity, and responsibility of interns, their communication skills.

Key words: methods of active learning, dentist, internship.

 

1.    Introduction

     Modern requirements to enter a specialist on the level of professional self-determination - is not only an excellent mastery of the profession, but, importantly, the formation of new subjective qualities, among which the most important are the ability to quickly orient in the general medical and social situation, the willingness to retrain, upgrade the knowledge, skills, experiences, independence and responsibility for their choices, the ability to "rebuild" the individual elements in accordance with the objectives, tasks and the situation in terms of his personality structure, activity, self-confidence, optimism (2,3,4).

     Another prerequisite for reforming the medical education system is its adaptation to the requirements of the "Concept of medical training reform in Ukraine and bring it in line with the requirements of the Bologna Declaration", where, among the basic principles of training of health workers, an important place is given to the formation of human values, moral ethical and legal culture.

2.    Goal

     Improving the efficiency of the process of training of interns-dentists through an integrated approach to the use of modern methodical support, including the consolidation of knowledge gained during training in medical school, in-depth hands-on training in the specialty, educational work, as a purely human terms, and in the pursuit of future dentists continually replenish knowledge, broaden their professional outlook, the ability to use the achievements of modern science, and by taking an active part in research projects.

3.    Main part

     The global experience of training young professionals said that the inclusion of a dentist in professional activity, his self-actualization requires, of course, general knowledge, practical skills (at the appropriate level), as well as the ability to build their own conscious course of conduct in dealing with colleagues, so and with respect to patients (2,4).

     In the preparation of interns-dentists teacher's role changes slightly. With a young doctor, he is obliged to behave more as a colleague, as a person who brings into the learning process a significant part of his previous experience. The interaction of the teacher and doctor must be built as a useful co-operation and mutual exchange of knowledge and ideas. Here, the teacher acts as mentor and participant of co-curricular activities. However, familiarity should not be allowed. The relations have to have distance, due to differences in levels of credibility and professionalism of the teacher (in training), as well as experience and age. Finally, the learning process should be organized as a common collective activity of the teacher and intern with democratic character.

     The modern approach to the educational process should be based on the principle of domination techniques, methods and forms of active learning: self-study, tests, discussions, practical work in four hands, individual work with the patient, the protection of medical records, etc., and the development of analytical skills in the activities of the intern, personal and collective creativity. In turn, this leads to the need for regular methodical and professional self-teaching of teachers stuff; they develop differentiated system of individual tasks for independent work of medical interns.

     The themes of these tasks are closely linked to the preparation of the program for interns, and they perform independent work in their direction are joined with practical activities carried out in the clinical rooms. In addition, topics directly related to those issues of training of doctors-interns, which cause them the most difficulty: emergency conditions in a dental practice, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of lesions and oral mucosa diseases, study the use of modern filling materials, depending on the clinical situation, algorithms of receiving the dental patient with pathology of hard tissue of teeth, periodontal and oral mucosa, which include questions about the diagnosis and plan of treatment of the disease, and an overview of modern methods of diagnosis and treatment technologies in the dental practice, which are used both in our country and abroad.

     Our experience has shown that the development of a diagnostic algorithm and treatment algorithm activates the brain activity of interns, contributes to their self-affirmation. To do this in the classroom in the process of discussion and analysis of the issues should include representatives of the group. This gives the teacher the ability to constantly guide the thinking of medical interns in the right direction, to negotiate and explain the errors diagnostic thinking, indicate the optimal approaches to the allocation of the main diagnostic symptoms. In the process of oriented discussions, the course of which is supervised and directed by a mentor, all participants have the opportunity to express and justify their thoughts, eventually formed the one collective judgment about the development of the disease mechanism and produces the optimal therapeutic strategy. In this case, the teacher efforts should be focused on the development of clinical thinking and informed reasoned rational prescribing. The difference in the theoretical training of doctors-interns defines a differentiated approach to the interpretation of existing clinical situation that gives rise to the initiation of discussions in the team. During carrying out of it the less prepared interns are trying to rise to a higher level. We have found that the collective discussion of the most pressing issues and questions helps them master the elaboration and "automatism" (for standard situations) in the subsequent practice of a dentist. In addition, the young doctor forms professional skills (of clinical) thinking, intellectual readiness to perceive the problem to be analyzed, to anticipate the development of the clinical situation and the likely impacts on it, and on this basis to develop an effective strategy and tactics of medical actions. At the same time medical interns form an analytical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of disease, and further practical work, there is a need to replenish their knowledge, develop cognitive activity aimed. At the workshops that promotes the repetition of the material and the previously discussed algorithmic techniques.

     This method greatly differs from conventional situational analysis tasks. Thus, clinical problems, compared to the overall clinical situation, have a number of disadvantages, namely these problems supplied ready information, and while in real life young doctor must be able to understand the information obtained by examining the patient and be able to distinguish the core there.

     An important aspect of the learning process is self-preparation for classes where interns’ doctors traditionally use articles from modern scientific journals, extracts from books and Internet sources in the specialty. The materials published in modern scientific and methodical literature (manuals, training manuals, conference materials) on issues of advanced, efficient methods of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of dental diseases are analyzed and studied by young doctors. At the same time, independent work with educational literature published on paper, is retained as an important link in the learning process, backed by years of experience. However, with the introduction and use of information technology (the latest electronic devices) the possibility of organization of independent activity of interns and doctors greatly enhanced. In connection to this, automated training systems should be regarded as an effective program-methodical complex. Use of information technologies in educational process allows changing the nature of the training activities of interns and doctors, diversify, and intensify their work independently, to increase interest in electronic media for educational purposes (1).  The most effective is to work with primary sources demonstrated a comprehensive approach using the library environment, reading room, methodical study, and computer room and internet access.

     The combination of self-study internship of doctors with active diverse help of a teacher, who increasingly behaves like a colleague, analyzes all the basic steps of a young doctor (from the moment of acquaintance with the patient, the collection of complaints and anamnesis, diagnosis of dental disease compilation of survey design and treatment, and ending with the conduct of medical manipulations) leads to an increase in educational motivation of doctors-interns, levels of independence and confidence when performing complex tasks, as well as the desire for self-improvement.

4.    Conclusions

     We have contact, test and analyze the conceptual approach to the use of modern methodical maintenance contributes to generally improve the efficiency of the learning process. Wherein:

·       interns-dentists with interest perceive its proposed implementation system of independent works;

·       optimized cooperation of the teacher and the intern;

·       Medical interns significantly update and enrich their knowledge, skills, and practical experience, develop cognitive activity;

·       Personal self-affirmation of the doctor-intern takes place in the process of subject-subjective relationship with the teacher and under his direct supervision.

5.    Literature

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