Rodis, Omar M. M.
Locsin, Rozzano C.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17K1204900)
Article History
Received: 19 October 2018
Accepted: 17 June 2019
First Online: 10 July 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval is not applicable according to the current university regulations. This study did not involve any experiment and did not require sensitive personal information from the students. Furthermore, the study was conducted as part of the regular dental curriculum that only assessed course effectiveness within normal education requirements and fell within the domain of program evaluation. Nevertheless, participation in the activities constituted implied consent and the researchers informed the students at the beginning of the course that they can refuse to participate in the activities or stop their participation at any point in the course.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.