The dental radiology course design related to the application of the cone-beam computed tomography for the continuing education of the medical radiation technologists in Taiwan
Journal
Journal of Dental Sciences
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
2
Start Page
1027
End Page
1034
ISSN
1991-7902
Date Issued
2025-04
Author(s)
Abstract
Background/purpose: In Taiwan, a new frontier related to the dental radiology for the medical radiation technologists is under development. This study assessed the participants' learning outcomes after finishing the dental radiology course related to the application of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for the continuing education of the medical radiation technologists in Taiwan. Materials and methods: This study used the questionnaire survey to evaluate the participants' learning outcomes after finishing the dental radiology course for the continuing education of the medical radiation technologists in Taiwan. Results: In this study, 41 participants filled out the questionnaires completely after finishing the dental radiology course. The results showed that most of participants found this course to be helpful in raising their basic knowledge about the dental radiology, their attitude towards the dental radiology, and their interest in further learning of the dental radiology. They were satisfied with the courses. The degree of agreement for each question was high with all the mean scores for each question being between 4.34 and 4.68. The numbers (rates) of respondents who answered as strongly agree were between 19 (46.34 %) and 29 (70.73 %). Conclusion: The dental radiology course for the continuing education of the medical radiation technologists has proven to increase the participants' basic knowledge about the dental radiology, and their awareness of the dental radiation protection. Thus, this model can be continuously used for contributing to the ongoing development of this new frontier related to the dental radiology continuing education course for the medical radiation technologists in Taiwan.
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Publisher
Elsevier BV
Type
journal article