Can evaluation of a dental procedure at the outset of learning predict later performance at the preclinical level? A pilot study.
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Department of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology, Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. ioannis.polyzois@dental.tcd.ieIssue Date
2011-05MeSH
Clinical CompetenceDental Cavity Preparation
Dentistry, Operative
Education, Dental
Educational Measurement
Forecasting
Humans
Learning
Molar
Motor Skills
Pilot Projects
Teaching
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Can evaluation of a dental procedure at the outset of learning predict later performance at the preclinical level? A pilot study. 2011, 15 (2):104-9 Eur J Dent EducJournal
European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in EuropeDOI
10.1111/j.1600-0579.2010.00647.xPubMed ID
21492346Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of conventional pre-clinical training in dentistry and to determine if evaluation of a dental procedure at the beginning of dental training can be a predictor for future performance. A group of second year dental students with no previous experience in operative dentistry were asked to prepare a conventional class I cavity on a lower first molar typodont. Their first preparation was carried out after an introductory lecture and a demonstration and their second at the end of conventional training. The prepared typodonts were coded and blindly scored for the traditional assessment criteria of outline form, retention form, smoothness, cavity depth and cavity margin angulation. Once the codes were broken, a paired t-test was used to compare the difference between the means of before and after scores (P<0.0001) and a Pearson's linear correlation to test the association (r=0.4). From the results of this study, we could conclude that conventional preclinical training results in a significant improvement in the manual skills of the dental students and that the dental procedure used had only a limited predictive value for later performance at the preclinical level.Item Type
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1600-0579ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/j.1600-0579.2010.00647.x