Five KCL undergrads’ research has been published in a peer-reviewed journal

Five undergraduate students from the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral, and Craniofacial Sciences at King’s College London have been published in a peer-reviewed journal.

In a news release on its website earlier this month, King’s College London explained that the study’s publication “not only underscores the students’ hard work and dedication, but also highlights the faculty’s commitment to fostering a research-driven learning environment”.

King’s named Tapan Hebballi, Zahra Sharif, Guneet Kaur Kukreja, and Ithar Dedour as the dentistry students who designed, conducted, and ultimately published their own qualitative research study.

The study “evaluated the constructive alignments of learning objectives within haptics simulation in the dental undergraduate curriculum”.

Haptics simulation machines allow dental students to simulate patient experiences during their studies. By providing virtual haptic machines and phantom-head simulators, the King’s Faculty of Dentistry became the first dental school in the world to successfully integrate a clinical digital learning environment across their facilities.

King’s noted in its news release that simulation is becoming increasingly common in dental curricula, alongside clinical skills labs. The study therefore aims to explore whether current learning objectives align constructively with the haptics simulation curricular on offer for dental students.

The study was published in “International Dental Journal”, the official journal of the FDI (Fédération Dentaire Internationale) World Dental Federation. The journal features peer-reviewed, scientific articles that are relevant to oral health issues, and informative articles aimed at oral health clinicians.

The project was overseen by Deputy Team Lead and Clinical Teacher at King’s College London, Dr Susha Rajadurai. Dr Rajadurai said that the publication was a “significant step in the academic journey” of the King’s students, and “will enhance their professional development and future career opportunities”.

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Further praise was given for Dr Rajadurai from Professor Kirsty Hill, Dean for Education within the faculty: “Dr Rajadurai’s mentorship and leadership demonstrates the power of collaborative academic endeavours.”

Professor Hill congratulated both the students and Dr Rajadurai on their achievement.