ABSTRACT

E-learning had become an adopted learning method in Iraqi dental institutions of higher education through the period of quarantine. Assessment and feedback for this new experience is a necessity. The purpose of this study was to know students’ perception, interaction, and satisfaction with their outcome in a comparison between oral histology and embryology as two basic preclinical sciences. One hundred eighty-five undergraduate students participated through an approved electronic questionnaire. The study showed that 72% of students consider oral histology as relevant to their dental practice compared to 24% of students who stated the relevance of embryology.Oral histology has been considered more difficult compared to embryology, 90% of students chose to use u-tube and google images from the diversity of available tools as e-resources for both subjects. There is a significant association between students’ attitudes toward e-learning and their conviction in the importance of the subject in their future dental work.

Keywords: Learning, Dentistry, Computer-Assisted instruction