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news4 AEEDC Dubai 2015 Electroniclearningcouldenable millions more students to train as doctors and nurses worldwide, ac- cording to the latest research. A re- view commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) and carried out by Imperial College London researchers concluded that e-learning is likely to be as ef- fective as traditional methods for training health professionals. Thesenewfindingssupportthe approach to continuing education Dental Tribune International (DTI) has adopted with its free on- line education platform for dental professionals. The Imperial team, led by Dr Josip Car, carried out a systematic review of the scientific literature to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning for undergraduate health professional education. They conducted separate analy- ses on online learning, which re- quires an Internet connection, andofflinelearning,deliveredvia CD-ROMs or USB flash drives, for example. The findings, drawn from a to- tal of 108 studies, showed that stu- dents acquire knowledge and skills through online and offline e-learningaswellasorbetterthan they do through traditional teach- ing. E-learning,theuseofelectronic media and devices in education, is already used by some universi- tiestosupporttraditionalcampus- based teaching or to enable dis- tance learning. Wider use of e-learning might help to address the need to train more health workers across the globe. Accord- ing to a recent WHO report, the world is short of 7.2 million health care professionals, and the figure is growing. The authors suggest that com- bining e-learning with traditional teaching might be suitable for health care training, as practical skills must also be acquired. According to Car, from the School of Public Health at Impe- rial, “E-learning programmes could potentially help address the shortageofhealthcareworkersby enabling greater access to educa- tion; especially in the developing world the need for more health professionals is greatest.” While the study focused on the education of students, DTI follows a similar approach to continuing education, offering webinars via its Dental Tribune Study Club, which it launched in 2009. The platform regularly offers free on- line courses and in several lan- guages. The wide range of topics includes general dentistry, digital dentistry, practice management, as well as specialties, such as im- plantology and endodontology. Thewebinarsarepresentedbyex- perienced speakers and partici- pants are awarded continuing ed- ucation credits. INNOVATION CHANGES PRODUCTS The 1st cordpaste ever Work with full freedom and at your own pace. Quality of opening is equal to one with cord. Opening is achieved without damaging the epithelial attachment. All the e cacy of cord but without the drawbacks. 3 in 1 extra-oral imaging for all 3D requirements Image de nition of 75 m. 4 selectable sizes of Field of View (from 40x40mm to 110x80mm). Dedicated metal artifact reduction lter. An optimal 3D solution for all specialties including Implantology, Orthodontics, Endodontics, Periodontology A complete and exclusive service provided by Acteon: hot-line, on-site training, remote software assistance... The rst personal imaging plate scanner Compact design and easy to access: the smallest imaging plate scanner on the market for your personal convenience. Images in seconds: you no longer need to move to another room to scan your images. Featuring an exclusive Click & Scan concept, the new PSPIX is totally intuitive: make your selection on the large touchscreen, drop in your imaging plate and let the PSPIX do the rest own pace. ith cord. ing AEEDC Dubai Visit us on booth 10-11, hall 7 ACTEON Middle East Numan Center 1st Floor n°111 PO Box 468 11953 AMMAN JORDAN Tel. +962 6 553 4401 Fax. +962 6 556 7833 E.mail : info@me.acteongroup.com www.acteongroup.com AD E-learning as good as traditional training for health professionals ©Alberto Masnovo/Shutterstock.com Tel. +96265534401 Fax. +96265567833

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