Abstract: Objective To evaluate the application of modified chairside case-based learning (CBL) in the teaching of dental residents in the prosthodontic clinic. Methods Dental residents in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from September 2022 to September 2024 were enrolled. Traditional CBL was conducted in control group. Modified chairside CBL was conducted in test group. The scores of department rotation examination and questionnaire results were analyzed with t-test statistical analysis. Results The score of “patient reception” in test group was significantly higher than control group(P＜0.05). 24 valid questionnaires were collected in two groups each. The rate of approval in test group was significantly higher than control group in the following items of questionnaire, including “reduce learning pressure or burden” “improve the capacity of doctor-patient communication” “improve the capacity of literature review” “improve the capacity of group cooperation”(P＜0.05). Conclusions Modified chairside CBL has showed good teaching effects in improving the capacity of patient reception, doctor-patient communication, literature review, group cooperation, and meanwhile reduced learning pressure or burden.

Key words: prosthodontics, case-based learning(CBL), standardized training of residents, clinical practice