Prague Med. Rep. 2024, 125, 324-338

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2024.29

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Education in the Czech Republic: Students’ Perception of Hybrid Clinical Education and Psychosocial Impacts, a Retrospective Study

Lenka Vavřičková1,2, Jan Schmidt1,2, Radovan Slezák1,2, Eva Čermáková3, Christos Micopulos4, Bára Malíková5, Martin Kapitán1,2

1Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
2Department of Dentistry, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
3Computer Technology Center, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
4Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University and University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech Republic
5Department of Dental Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Received April 25, 2024
Accepted October 29, 2024

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