Table 1.
Dental education during COVID-19 pandemic in different countries.
| Country | Lectures/PBLa | Simulation laboratory | Clinical practice | Research | Emergency treatment | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | online | No | No | No | Yes | Tele-dentistry Level 3 restriction |
| Cambodia | online | VDOb demonstration | No | No | Yes | Insufficient of patients Shortage of PPEc |
| Hong Kong | online | No | No | No | Yes | Postpone treatment |
| Japan | online | small groups | No | limited | Yes | Consolidating teaching hospital |
| Malaysia | online | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Philippines | No | No | No | No | Yes | Professional Postpone |
| Switzerland | No | No | No | No | Yes | Except emergency |
| Taiwan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Screening and history checked, delayed 2 weeks |
| Thailand | online | No | No | No | Yes/No | Only emergency surgery treatment |
| USA | online | No | No | No | Yes | No private clinics, Tele-dentistry, Combine teaching for 2021 curriculum, OSCEd instead of live-patients clinical exam Board exam in third years instead of fourth year for class 2022 |
a
PBL: Problem Based Learning.
b
VDO: Video.
c
PPE: Personal Protective Equipment.
d
OSCE: Objective Structured Clinical Examination.