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Educational Modalities for Temporomandibular Disorders Curriculum

This study is testing different ways to teach dental students about Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), which are problems with the jaw joint and muscles. Researchers want to see if using a Virtual Patient Based Learning (VPBL) platform, where students interact with digital patients, helps them feel more confident and better at diagnosing TMD. Other groups of students will get hands-on experience with real TMD patients, or a combination of both. The main goal is to measure how much a student's confidence level changes right after these learning experiences. This study is for third and fourth-year dental students at Midwestern University (Illinois). The current status of the study is unclear.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 90 participants. It is testing three different educational approaches for dental students.
What's involved
Participants will be exposed to either a virtual patient platform, real TMD patients under supervision, or a combination of both.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Confidence levels will be measured immediately after the educational intervention.

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NCT07203456

Testing Educational Modalities for Temporomandibular Disorders Curriculum

Recruiting
NAAges 18+Interventional
Midwestern University
~90 participants
Updated 2025-10-02 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Virtual Patient Based Learning (VPBL)Clinical exposure to patients with TMDClinical exposure to TMD + VPBL

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Self-perceived Confidence Level
Measured over Immediately after the educational intervention

Conditions

Confidence
Diagnostic Ability

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Illinois1

Who to contact

Linda Sangalli, DDS, MS, PhD
[email protected]
630-515-4617
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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

Exclusion

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

What this trial measures

  • Self-perceived Confidence LevelImmediately after the educational intervention

    Change in confidence level between baseline and after the educational intervention. The self-perceived confidence level will be measured with a 12-item confidence level scale (previously developed and validated by the research group), where answer options range from 0 to 10 on a numerical rating scale (with 0 = "not confident at all" and 10 = "extremely confident"). The 12 items refer to TMD-related skills, including but not limited to providing a treatment plan for patients with TMD, screening of TMD patients, education on the TMD condition, performing diagnostic injections, referring to healthcare providers, among others.