Brenda Appiah, MPH.

EDHP 500: Teaching and Learning Theory

August 11, 2014


Topic:Preventative Dentistry



Audience: Second Year Dental Students















Curriculum Objectives
1. By the end of this class, third year dental students should be able
to explain proper oral hygiene instruction to their patients with
100% accuracy.
2. By the end of this class, students will be able to describe
preventive measures to help improve their patients oral health
with 100% accuracy.
3. By the end of this class, students will be able to discuss risk
factors for oral disease and how to reduce those risks for their
patients with 100% accuracy.
Lesson: Social Learning Theory
By using the social learning theory for this lesson, there is an
assumption that the student is going to learn through observation and
modeling to gain understanding and build confidence. The student will
draw from their beliefs, thoughts and experiences to help strengthen
their understanding. The assumptions of the teacher are that they will
teach the material by demonstrating how to do a task so that the
students will be able to reproduce what is being taught. Setting goals is
a critical for the student so they are aware of what they working
towards.

Lesson Plan

Class content focus:
Understanding how to apply the concepts of preventive dentistry to
their interactions with their patients.

Learning objective(s) maximum of 3

4. By the end of this class, third year dental students should be able
to explain proper oral hygiene instruction to their patients with
100% accuracy.
5. By the end of this class, students will be able to describe
preventive measures to help improve their patients oral health
with 100% accuracy.
6. By the end of this class, students will be able to discuss risk
factors for oral disease and how to reduce those risks for their
patients with 100% accuracy.

Type of learning activity or activities
Observation of patient interaction during a preventative consult and
learning how to modeling those behaviors when conducting a consult.

Describe the lesson provide a description of the teaching methods used
including the role of the teacher and role of the students during the
activity or activities
The teacher will lecture over what material should be covered when
doing a preventive consult. This includes explain proper hygiene habits
for the patient, what measures should be taken for the patient to
improve their current oral health status and what risk factors are
currently effecting the patients risk for oral disease. Student should be
able to guide patients on how to reduce the risk factors currently
affecting their health, in order to apply a preventive approach in the
clinical setting. Second year students will be partnered up with an
upperclassmen student (third or fourth year student) and observe how
to do a preventive consultation with their patient and apply the
knowledge they have gained from lecture. The role of the teacher during
this activity is to be an example to how to conduct a proper preventive
consult. They will demonstrate what topics should be covered with the
patient and show the students how to guide a patient through oral
hygiene instructions and current oral risk factors. The teacher is
responsible for acting as a model for the student to learn. The role of the
student is to observe how to conduct a preventive consult. They will be
responsible for gain the knowledge they need to conduct a consult on
their own. They will also be responsible for modeling what they have
learned and applying it in a real world setting. The student will also be
responsible for incorporating what they have learned into their own
personal belief system.

Assessment how will you assess whether the learning objectives are
met?
Teachers will assess if the student is meeting the learning objects by
watching the student perform and lead a patient through a preventive
consult. Students will be given a grade determined by if they covered all
of the material thoroughly. Being able to assess the patients risk factors
and offer suggestions to help improve their oral health. Both the student
and they teacher will fill out a preventive assessment of the patient to
determine risk factors, improvements to reduce the patient risk and
final recommendations. After the consultation, the teacher and student
will meet to go over the strengths and weakness of the consultation. As
well as areas the student will need to improve upon for future
consultations.

Types of resources needed for the lesson
Resources needed for this lesson are lecture materials and a clinic
environment.


Time allowed for lesson
2 hours


Revised Lesson based on different learning theory
Team Based Learning Theory
By using team-based learning theory for this lesson, students will use
their internal motivation to help drive their learning. The student will
take initiative to further grow and develop in their learning. The role of
the student is to use their motivation and self esteem to reach their full
learning potential. The role of the teacher is to act as facilitators for the
students. They listen and understand the students needs and desires
and work on tailoring a curriculum unique to the student. It is important
to keep the students engaged in the material, in order for their learning
motivation to continue.

Lesson Plan

Class content focus:
Understanding how to apply the concepts of preventive dentistry to
their interactions with their patients.


Learning objective(s) maximum of 3

7. By the end of this class, third year dental students should be able
to explain proper oral hygiene instruction to their patients with
100% accuracy.
8. By the end of this class, students will be able to describe
preventive measures to help improve their patients oral health
with 100% accuracy.
9. By the end of this class, students will be able to discuss risk
factors for oral disease and how to reduce those risks for their
patients with 100% accuracy.


Type of learning activity or activities
Reading Articles
Individual quiz
Team Based quiz

Describe the lesson provide a description of the teaching methods used
including the role of the teacher and role of the students during the
activity or activities
Students will be assigned articles to read individually. Students will be
responsible for reading articles beforehand, and then meeting with a
group to discuss their thoughts on the articles. The students will be
given a quiz to assess what they have learned on their own from the
articles. After the have submitted the quiz for grading, they will be
randomly be assigned to groups to retake the quiz as a group and
discuss why they choose certain answers. At this point, student will be
able to learn from other students and make any modification needed to
answers for the group quiz. As a group they will resubmit a new quiz to
be graded. At the end of the class, the answers will be given and the
professor can address any confusion that the students still may have.




Assessment how will you assess whether the learning objectives are
met?
Assessment of the learning objective will be determined based on the
score from the individual quizzes and group quizzes. The quizzes can
help identify strengths, areas of weakness and areas of improvements.

Types of resources needed for the lesson
AV equipment, polling software (ex. Responseware), Scratch off quiz
cards

Time allowed for lesson
1 hour






Annotated Resource List
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