Coronavirus COVID-19
2019 saw the start of a world-wide pandemic caused by a coronavirus that had jumped to humans from bats.
The disease is called Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The virus that causes COVID-19 is called “Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2”. It is related to another coronavirus that caused the SARS outbreak in 2003, and another the MERS outbreak in the Middle East in 2012.
This Dentaljuce module draws directly on outside resources so that it stays up to date. It will tell you what you should be doing in your practice now, as well as give you an extensive background to the outbreak.
Participant Feedback Review: "Coronavirus COVID-19" CPD Course by Dentaljuce
Overview
The "Coronavirus COVID-19" module provided by Dentaljuce has received highly positive feedback from dental professionals. Participants praised its timely content, thoroughness, and practical relevance, particularly regarding current post-pandemic guidelines.
Key Strengths
Participants highlighted several key strengths:
- Current and Up-to-Date Content: Professionals particularly valued the course for its currency and accuracy, describing it as "brilliant and up-to-date," and "very informative and updated." One participant specifically praised it as an "excellent informative module with up-to-date guidance."
- Comprehensive and Practical Information: Many found the module extremely thorough, describing it as "comprehensive," "detailed," and "very helpful." The practical guidelines on PPE and infection control were especially appreciated.
- Enhanced Professional Confidence: The course significantly improved participants' understanding of managing COVID-19 safely within dental settings. A learner remarked, "I feel more confident in my ability to provide safe and effective care," highlighting the module’s practical impact.
Specific Positive Comments
- "Superb module—up to date, interesting."
- "Fantastic course; very useful seminar to keep up to date with the current guidelines."
- "Very thorough module and very informative—I especially liked the first lecture given."
- "Overall very good information regarding COVID-19, and I thoroughly enjoyed the course."
- "Very relevant and useful."
Areas for Improvement
While overwhelmingly positive, participants offered some minor suggestions for further enhancement:
- Some respondents suggested reducing repetition and reliance on lengthy reference material, recommending clearer summaries and streamlined content.
Closed-Question Feedback Summary
- Met Learning Objectives: 99.1% strongly agree/agree
- Good Quality: 92.5% strongly agree/agree
- Useful & Relevant: 95.0% strongly agree/agree
- Engaging: 90.8% strongly agree/agree
- Appropriately Pitched Level: 95.0% strongly agree/agree
Conclusion
Overall, the "Coronavirus COVID-19" CPD course by Dentaljuce is highly recommended by dental professionals. Its strength lies in delivering relevant, current post-pandemic content with clear practical applications, significantly enhancing participants' knowledge, understanding, and confidence in managing COVID-19 within clinical dental practice.
Aim
The aim of the learning and teaching materials in this Dentaljuce module is to allow learners to develop their professional knowledge, understanding and competence in managing COVID-19, in line with their identified personal learning requirements.
Course objective
- to update members of the dental team with current best practice in managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
The learner will, with respect to the components that he or she has elected to study as listed below:- recognise the importance of COVID-19.
- understand the basic science that underpins viral infection and community spread.
- understand the measures that she/he must apply in the dental surgery clinical environment.
- become aware of the importance and implications of COVID-19 as it relates to patients, visitors, staff, and the general public.
- through achieving these outcomes, provide an improved level of service to their patients.
GDC Development Outcomes
This CPD will support the learner in meeting the following GDC Development Outcome(s): A, B, C, D.