SIMULATION TRAINING AS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF PRACTICAL TRAINING
Simulation of practical skills effectively improves medical knowledge, procedural skills, confidence in the performance of training tasks, interprofessional relationships, theoretical training, holistic teamwork and gaining experience. The purpose of the research is to study the effectiveness of simulation training as a method of practical training of students. In the course of the study, a practical training course was conducted on the skills of accreditation of graduate students of the faculty of dentistry. The equipment included dental units and high-quality phantoms. A Likert scale questionnaire consisting of four parts, was distributed among the students of the dental faculty before and after their four-week simulation program. A total of 80 questionnaires were filled out, half of them before the simulation program and half after. As a result, confidence in practical skills increased in 85% of the questionnaire questions, and the overall confidence score increased from 60% to 87% after simulating practical training. Student satisfaction and learning dynamics based on this pedagogical program were very impressive. The data obtained in the course of the study indicate the undoubted effectiveness of the introduction of simulation training for practical training of students of the faculty of dentistry.