Introduction: This study was aimed to compare viewpoint of Dentistry students in order to educational objectives achievements in oral pathology course using two methodologies; teacher-oriented instruction (TOI) & problem-based learning (PBL).
Materials and Methods: The present study was carried out on 24 third-year students of general dentistry in Dental Faculty of Shahed University. The non-randomized interventional census sampling and Willcoxon statistical method were used. After the instruction, a questionnaire were designed for each method to measure the view point of Dentistry students to achievement of educational objectives.
Results:The participants’ average score obtained from the questionnaires were 48 ± 15.82 and 42.75 ± 12.23 For TOI and PBL methods, respectively. However, there was not a significant difference between these results. (P = 0.166) The questionnaires’ analyses showed that the extent of fulfillment was mentioned as desirable by 6; acceptable by 16 and unacceptable by 2 participants in teacher-oriented group. Though, in PBL group, it was reported to be desirable by 6, acceptable by 14, and unacceptable by 4 informants.
Conclusion: In the present study, there was not any significant difference between PBL method and TOI in students’ viewpoint to achievements of educational objectives in two topics of oral pathology course.