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AbstractAimThe study evaluated parents' oral health care experiences and practices for their children with Down syndrome and its effect on the child's teeth and gingiva's conditionMethod75 parents of children with Down syndrome between 0 and 16 years of age responded to 18‐item bilingual questionnaire concerning their child's oral health statusResultMost parents rated their child's teeth and gingiva health as good. There is no correlation found between experience score and practice score (r = −0.057), and no correlation between practice score on the child's both teeth (r = −0.001) and gingiva's condition (r = 0.031).ConclusionThe parental oral health care experience and practices for their children with Down syndrome are deemed sufficient. However, a tailor‐made comprehensive oral health care for them is very advisable, thus eradicating the barriers and challenges.

AbstractObjectivesThis study aims to analyze the impact and students' perceptions of online peer‐assisted learning (OPL), developed as an alternative and innovative approach to Special Care Dentistry (SCD) training during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Online peer‐assisted learning (OPL) is an alternative pedagogical approach that combines online education and peer‐assisted teaching.MethodsThe OPL session was conducted by two postgraduate students in SCD (as teachers), to final year undergraduate dental students (as learners) (n = 90), supervised by two specialists in SCD‐related areas (as supervisors). Vetted online pre‐ and post‐intervention quizzes were conducted before and after the session, respectively, followed by an online validated feedback survey of the students' learning experiences. Meanwhile, a reflective session was conducted between the postgraduate students and supervisors to explore their perceptions of OPL. Quantitative data was analyzed via paired t‐test (significance level, P < .05). Qualitative data was analyzed via thematic analysis.ResultsOverall, 68 (response rate = 75.6%) and 81 (response rate = 90.0%) undergraduate students completed the quiz and feedback survey, respectively. There was a significant difference in total mean scores, and mean scores of 7 (out of 10) individual items on the quizzes. Most students offered positive reviews of multiple aspects of OPL. They acknowledged the benefit of OPL for its content and preparation process, technology utilized, and experts' roles. Postgraduate students perceived that OPL encourages knowledge‐recall and utilization of technology‐based educational tools, while improving their teaching skills.ConclusionStudents provided positive responses toward the implementation of OPL as an innovative approach to the teaching and learning of SCD during the COVID‐19 pandemic.