ANALYSIS OF THE LEARNING PROCESS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PERIOD AT DENTAL DEPARTMENTS
The article presents the characteristics of the educational process at the dental departments of the medical University in a remote format using modern information and communication technologies, and assesses the advantages and disadvantages of online training. During the 2020 pandemic, experience has been gained and accumulated in the active use of distance learning methods in a medical university. Both students and teachers expressed their opinion about the existence of certain advantages and disadvantages of this training system. The advantages include: the convenience of conducting classes, the use of modern digital educational resources, give the ability for students to learn how independently search information. The negative effects were: the lack of direct contact and interaction between the teacher and students, the impossibility of monitoring students during classes and exams. And also the lack of implementation of practical skills in the specialty by students, which is also a significant goal of the educational process in universities. The use of information and communication technologies provides new opportunities for organizing the educational process in medical Universities and has every chance to take a significant place in higher medical education. At the same time, taking into account all the advantages and disadvantages of online education, it can be stated that distance learning can not replace, but should complement and improve traditional forms of training in medical higher education.