Shazia Sadaf

Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University · Department of Dental Education

Introduction: Peer assessment in dental and medical education is a key tool for evaluating attitudes and communication skills, serving as an effective formative learning method. It not only boosts academic performance and encourages lifelong learning and reflective practice but also fosters collaboration, effective communication, and constructive...

Background The global challenge of the novel coronavirus has led to an unprecedented downturn, adversely affecting the health and mental wellbeing of communities worldwide. The objective of this study is to assess mental health and psychological distress levels within the general population of Peshawar, Pakistan amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic...

Background Currently, world is suffering from a respiratory disease names as COVID-19. This is a novel coronavirus (n-CoV), a new strain which has not been previously identified in humans and it has spread in more than 100 locations internationally due to which it is termed as “public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC) by the World...

After publication of the original article [1], an error was identified in the first paragraph of ‘Search Strategy’ section: The paragraph currently reads: Eight independent searches based on dentistry related keywords: [“ أسنان “teeth, “ اسنان “teeth,” سنون “teeth, اللثة“ ”,gingiva” لثة ”,molar” ضرس ”,molars” ”ضروس gingiva, “ فم “mouth] were carrie...

Aim To compare and evaluate the influence of the COVID-19 outbreak on tweets related to dental treatment needs and advice of Saudi Twitter users in 2020 by comparing them to the same time-period in 2019. Methods Eight independent searches based on dentistry related keywords: “teeth, mouth and gingiva” were carried out within the timeframe between...

Background: Twitter is a powerful platform which could be used to reflect on the demand and supply of dental services during a pandemic. The aim of this study was to examine the nature and dissemination of COVID-19 information related to dentistry on Twitter platform Arabic database during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: One hundred and fift...

BACKGROUND Twitter is a powerful platform which could be used to improvise the demand and supply of dental services during a pandemic. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the nature and dissemination of COVID-19 information related to dentistry on Twitter platform Arabic database. METHODS One hundred and fifty independent searches with...

Background and Aims: Monitoring oral diseases is needed to allocate resources, plan health services and train dental workforce. Caries is one of the oral diseases most commonly included in oral health surveillance systems. The present study assessed (1) caries data availability in the administrative regions of Saudi Arabia and (2) factors associate...

ABSTRACT... Objectives: To determine the efficacy of Local Education System and GCSE system by comparing the scores obtained by first yearMBBS students of both streams of education in the first professional exam. The study also determined the effect of education systems on the study habits of these students. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Set...

Objectives: To determine the efficacy of Local Education System and GCSEsystem by comparing the scores obtained by first yearMBBS students of both streams ofeducation in the first professional exam. The study also determined the effect of educationsystems on the study habits of these students. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting:Rawal Inst...

Early childhood caries is of significant importance to the growth and development of preschool children. Multiple studies have highlighted how the lesion, if left untreated, results in retarded growth of the child. There are multiple studies on caries in general and less of such publications on early childhood caries in comparison. Yet, the impact...

Objective: To improve the confidence of the final year dental students in completing occlusal and oral rehabilitation of patients, with complexities beyond their scope, based on full analysis of the biomechanical and esthetic considerations of each case. Material & methods: Two comprehensive patient situations presenting with special difficulties i...

Objectives: To assess the satisfaction of first-year dental students with gamification and its effect on perceived and actual improvement of academic writing. Methods: Two first-year classes of dental undergraduate students were recruited for the study which extended over 4 months and ended in January 2015. A pre-intervention assessment of stude...

The full text of this article is available at the website of the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal: http://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/v22/02/EMHJ_2016_22_02_148_153.pdf?ua=1&ua=1 Better knowledge is needed about the effectiveness of preparatory English language courses for the health professions. This study evaluated the scientific writing...

Introduction: Multiple choice questions (MCQs) are one of the most frequently used written assessments particularly when there is a large body of material to be tested and a large number of students to be assessed. MCQ examinations have manageable logistics, are easy to administer, can be scored rapidly and difficulty indices and the discriminator...

The Aga Khan University went through an external review of its undergraduate medical education in December 2006 based on the accreditation guidelines by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME). The external review panel comprised of international and local experts which developed a comprehensive report on its findings with regards to LCM...

Learning of basic clinical skills is introduced in Years 1 and 2 of the MBBS Program; the Aga Khan University, Pakistan, through a structured Clinical Skills Teaching program. Acquisition of competence in performing these skills is assessed through use of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Self-assessment is defined broadly as th...

A web-based evaluation system for residents to provide feedback on faculty was piloted in four training programs at the Aga Khan University prior to institution-wide implementation. Of the four programs, less than 50% of forms were submitted by residents of three programs while more than 70% of forms were submitted by the residents of one program....

Introduction: Effective facilitation of PBL tutorials requires tutors to develop observation skills, cognitive strategies and motor skills. The initial tutor training workshops at Aga Khan University were geared towards providing an understanding of the theory of the PBL process but not hands-on experience in facilitation. Objectives: To use struct...

Effective facilitation of PBL tutorials requires tutors to develop observation skills, cognitive strategies and motor skills. The initial tutor training workshops at Aga Khan University were geared towards providing an understanding of the theory of the PBL process but not hands-on experience in facilitation. To use structured, small group experien...

To identify the attributes of effective clinical teacher, using a self-filled survey questionnaire, that students and faculty value most, and to compare the opinion of student and faculty regarding the same. Cross-sectional study. The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi from October 2006 to January 2007. Subject and Methods: Clinical facul...