JSM 2004 - Toronto

Abstract #300937

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Activity Number: 191
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences
Abstract - #300937
Title: Meeting Challenges of Statistical Education in Graduate Dental Training
Author(s): Deborah V. Dawson*+
Companies: University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Address: Dows Institute for Dental Research, Iowa City , IA, 52242-1010,
Keywords: statistical education ; dental education ; graduate education ; curriculum ; dentistry
Abstract:

Statistical instruction of post-DDS graduate students is complicated by several constraints inherent in dental graduate education programs. These include the limited time in the curriculum available for statistical instruction, and the varying needs of multiple graduate programs. Trainees with minimal statistical training must receive some exposure to fairly complex methodologies if they are to become discriminating readers of the dental literature. Another complicating factor is the ubiquity of repeated measures in dental research. Three curricular approaches to these challenges will be discussed: (1) a first-semester introductory course which emphasizes applications and combines practical examples with conceptual approaches for more advanced topics, (2) a second-semester course that targets specific needs of programs with expectations of analytic competence via a workshop format, and (3) integration of statistical content into other graduate courses and the graduate research experience. All three utilize recurring vignettes, strong reliance on dental examples from consulting experiences within the dental college, and extensive use of graphics.

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