Bridging a curriculum gap: a structured model for integrating head and neck ultrasound training into undergraduate dental education
This study provides initial evidence that a structured, ICAP-informed, and Kern's six-step-guided blended HNUS curriculum for dental students is feasible, effective, and well accepted. Students achieved substantial improvements in theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and self-perceived competencies, approximating physicians' performance levels overall, with some domain-specific differences. The findings support the curricular integration of ultrasonography into undergraduate dental education.
Authors
- Luisa Symeou
- Lukas Pillong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9057-7684)
- L. P. Müller
- Moritz Knebel
- Lisa K. Morlock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4800-0920)
- Marie Brandt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3332-584X)
- Holger Buggenhagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6587-9819)
- Oliver D. Kripfgans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2905-1496)
- Julia Weinmann‐Menke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7344-8381)
- Anke Hollinderbäumer
- Johannes Weimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3759-8176)
- Florian Recker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9135-4338)
- Julian Künzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9785-1386)
- Alexa Lippe
- Marie Stäuber
- Rainer Mengel
- Liv Weimer
- Christoph Sproll
- Bilal Al-Nawas
- Maximilian Rink
Institutions
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Barmherzige Brüder Klinikum St. Elisabeth in Straubing (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08521-9
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 80.17