Testing Educational Modalities for Temporomandibular Disorders Curriculum

Change in confidence level between baseline and after the educational intervention. The self-perceived confidence level will be measured with a 12-item confidence level scale (previously developed and validated by the research group), where answer options range from 0 to 10 on a numerical rating scale (with 0 = "not confident at all" and 10 = "extremely confident"). The 12 items refer to TMD-related skills, including but not limited to providing a treatment plan for patients with TMD, screening of TMD patients, education on the TMD condition, performing diagnostic injections, referring to healthcare providers, among others.

Change in diagnostic ability in TMD. The diagnostic ability in TMD will be assessed by providing case scenarios featuring signs and symptoms of various TMD conditions. The user will be asked to indicate the TMD diagnosis of the described case. Diagnostic ability will be evaluated based on the accuracy of identifying the correct TMD condition based on the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (DC/TMD). Answers will be given a score of 1 in case of accurate diagnosis and 0 in case of inaccurate diagnosis.