Resultados académicos del uso de una multimedia educativa de la asignatura imagenología de la carrera Odontología

Introduction: The development of clinical skills is crucial in medical education and therefore, depending on academic interests, the teacher must develop teaching strategies that contribute to a constructive and developing learning experience. For a dentist, it is vital to correctly interpret x-rays and detect defects in the images.Objective: To explore students' criteria on the design, content and impact of an educational multimedia on the academic results of the Imaging subject in the Dentistry degree.Material and Methods: A non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive and mixed-type research was carried out in the Dentistry degree of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the National University of Chimborazo. The research consisted of two stages: technical-didactic evaluation of the multimedia and effectiveness and impact on the learning results of the students. To obtain the information, surveys for the students were designed.Results: The criteria of the students were considered generally favorable during the application of the multimedia. Specifically, they highlighted the sufficiency of quality activity to assess learning and the flexibility that multimedia allows for the pace of learning. The impact evaluation showed that the tool was highly effective in the teaching-learning process of the subject since it promoted the academic results of the participating students.Conclusions: The study highlights the effectiveness of an educational multimedia tool in the teaching-learning process in the Imaging subject in the Dentistry degree. The results indicate that this strategy not only favors a more flexible learning experience adapted to the pace of the students, but also contributes significantly to improving academic results. These findings underline the importance of integrating innovative technologies in medical education to enhance the development of essential skills.