Questionnaire Research on How to Train Innovation Stomatology Undergraduates in China Using Practical Domestic and International Experience

Abstract

The curriculum of interdisciplinary oral undergraduates can help train stomatologists with better analytical, creative and critical thinking. The curriculum reform of stomatology students is a hot topic in domestic colleges and universities. The aims of this study were to (1) analyze the necessity and feasibility of setting up interdisciplinary courses through advanced cases at home and abroad and to summarize successful experiences; (2) understand the cognition, learning interest and knowledge mastery of interdisciplinary students majoring in stomatology to lay a foundation for the formulation of training programs and development strategies for interdisciplinary innovative talent; and (3) summarize the current situation of undergraduate discipline cross-training and propose improvement measures. This study collected successful curriculum reform data both domestically and internationally and designed a questionnaire on the understanding of undergraduate students majoring in stomatology at Lanzhou University on the basis of their curriculum design. The study revealed that most students recognized the overlap between oral medicine and other fields, viewing interdisciplinary knowledge as valuable for scientific research. However, over half of the students rated their interdisciplinary knowledge as average or below, whereas 95.1% expressed an eagerness to learn more. The findings suggest a need to further enhance curriculum development, establish an interdisciplinary collaboration base, and deepen cooperative models for better outcomes in stomatology education.