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August 18, 2025Journal of Dental Education

Effectiveness of Combining SDL and CBL in Postgraduate Orthodontic Education: A Randomized Trial and Surveys

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HZHe ZhangSYSheng YangLHLan Huang

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Overview

Randomized trial shows that integrating self-directed learning with case-based learning improves clinical practice skills in orthodontic students.

Key Points

  • SDL-CBL teaching method significantly improved students' test scores compared to traditional CBL-only methods.
  • Post-program scores were higher for clinical competence attributes in SDL-CBL group, indicating enhanced teaching effectiveness.
  • Randomized trial with pre- and post-program assessments highlighted differences in self-evaluation across teaching methods.
  • Results suggest that SDL-CBL model may better prepare orthodontic students than traditional case-based learning.

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Zhang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af31efcf1dd9ea359e8469https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.70003
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