title: Movies and dental perceptual-motor skills.
abstract: The burgeoning popularity of motion pictures in dental education, despite the absence of supporting data, presents the possibility that the medium is being used uncritically. Assumptions underlying the choice and production of dental films are enumerated and critiqued. The assumption that the typical dental procedure film provides a useful model of dental motions is seriously questioned. Potentially superior alternatives are proposed.
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003463:Cues; D004497:Education, Dental; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D007858:Learning; D009040:Motion Pictures; D009048:Motor Skills; D009068:Movement; D011434:Proprioception; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014110:Touch