Peer Review

Oral Radiographic Differential Diagnosis

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Reviewed:: Mar 27, 2016 by Health Sciences

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Overview:

• This learning resource is an aid to differential diagnosis in dentistry through interpretation of radiographs of the jaw. • "The purpose of this program is to assist you in generating a differential diagnosis for radiographic lesions of the jaws. It will evaluate information you provide and compare it to data from over 150 of the most common lesions manifested in the maxilla or mandible."

Type of Material:

This learning resource is a collection of interactive case studies.

Recommended Uses:

Faculty could use it to design differential diagnosis case studies to use with students.
Students could use it to learn finer points of reading radiographs and test their own differential diagnosis ability.
In addition, it serves as reference material for looking up prevalence of specific lesions.

Technical Requirements:

The user needs a computer with an Internet connection, a web browser, and the ability to fun Java scripts.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

There are no stated learning goals. The implied learning goal is after the user will be able to:

Correctly identify differential diagnoses for radiographic lesions of the jaws.
Discuss common lesions manifested in the maxilla or mandible.

Target Student Population:

The target population is dental students - graduate level and dental surgeons.

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Basic knowledge of dental radiology is a pre-requisite.

Content Quality

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Strengths:: This material includes supporting references to the literature.
Concerns:: This learning resource should be reviewed by a content expert to ensure accuracy.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:: The learning material assist learners to generate differential diagnoses for radiographic lesions of the jaws.
Concerns:: It could be tempting for students to rely too much on the resource and not learn the material themselves.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:: Extremely easy to use.
Concerns:: None.

Other Issues and Comments:: This is not a tutorial; faculty will still need to teach the subject as per usual and have students use this for completing learning activities.
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