Drawings as learning aid for the human anatomy students’ based evaluation

Introduction: One of the essential requirements for effi cient oral and maxillofacial surgeon is comprehensive knowledge in anatomy of head and neck regions. Authors believe that asking students to draw anatomical sketches will assist them to improve their imaginary memory for human anatomy. However, drawing, as learning aid in anatomy, has not been given enough attention as a learning aid for human anatomy. Aim of the study: To determine dental students’ level of appreciation to drawings as practical learning aid in human anatomy. Materials and methods: Seventy nine fi rst year dental students in XXX College of Dentistry for the academic year 2016-2017, were requested to complete a questionnaire. The questions were mostly related to the importance of drawing in anatomy and its relation to Anatomy education. The participation in the questionnaire was optional. Results: This study showed highly signifi cant relationship between the ability to understand anatomy subject and the importance of drawing (P=0.006). It also showed highly signifi cant relationship between the importance of drawings and giving clinical examples during lectures or anatomical labs (P=0.006). Furthermore, the results showed no signifi cant relationship between the importance of drawings and the load of anatomical material, introduced in anatomical lectures and labs (P=0.639). Conclusion: Anatomical drawings, from fi rst year dental students’ perspective, are a useful learning tool and can relate to different aspects of proper education of human anatomy. Drawings can be implemented as practical tool in human anatomy curriculum for undergraduate dental education. Research Article Drawings as learning aid for the human anatomy students’ based evaluation Faaiz Y Alhamdani1* and Hatem A Hatem2 1Assistent Professor, Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, IBN Sina University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baghdad, Iraq 2Lecturer, Head of Anatomy Department, College of Dentistry, IBN Sina University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baghdad, Iraq *Address for Correspondence: Faaiz Y Alhamdani, 1Assistent Professor, Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Ibn Sina University for Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baghdad-Iraq, Tel: 009647706047791; Email: [email protected] Submitted: 03 July 2017 Approved: 03 October 2017 Published: 05 October 2017 Copyright: 2017 Alhamdani FY, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.