scholarly journals The Confidence of Undergraduate Dental Students When Undertaking Indirect Restorations

J ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-275
Author(s):  
James Puryer ◽  
Shaikho Khalaf ◽  
Maryam Ilkhani
Keyword(s):  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
Fixed Dental Prosthesis ◽  
Anonymous Questionnaire ◽  
Graduating Students

The General Dental Council expects United Kingdom graduating dentists to be competent at providing crown and bridge treatments and graduating students should feel confident to undertake these treatments. The aim of this study was to explore the confidence of undergraduate dental students when providing crown and fixed dental prosthesis treatments. An anonymous questionnaire was distributed to all (n = 198) undergraduate students in Years 3 to 5 at Bristol Dental School. The questionnaire comprised confidence interval ranked responses, and respondents’ data was analysed using SPSS. The response rate was 76%. Undergraduate perception of confidence increased throughout the three years of study (p < 0.01). There was a strong association between the amount of exposure students had to certain treatment stages and their perceived confidence levels. Confidence levels may be increased further with increased clinical experience.

Perceptions of a Dental Career among Successful Applicants for Dentistry Compared with those of Fifth-Year Dental Students

2002 ◽  
Vol os9 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann M Skelly ◽  
Garry JP Fleming
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Overall Response Rate ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Positive Aspect ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Anonymous Questionnaire ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
Manual Skills ◽  
Senior Students

Purpose of the study A focused and vocational university programme such as dentistry may limit the opportunities for graduates who find that clinical dentistry is not for them. It is important that those advising and recruiting people into the profession should ascertain whether applicants have a realistic idea of what lies ahead. Basic procedures On the presumption that final-year undergraduate students have acquired a more realistic impression of the profession than potential entrants, it was of interest to investigate possible differences in the perceptions of dentistry between the two groups. The perceptions of dentistry have been categorised and compared by anonymous questionnaire between final-year dental students (n=79) and successful undergraduate applicants (n=109) at the same institution in the United Kingdom. The overall response rate was 100% in both cases. Main findings It is clear that both groups are concerned with personal and professional matters followed by career opportunities and financial matters, respectively. Health matters pose the least concern. However a number of significant differences have emerged. Significantly fewer students (p=0.001) considered the dental career as a positive contribution to society. A greater proportion of applicants considered the study of mathematics at school to be useful (p=0.001). Significantly more applicants valued technical and manual skills as contributing to a ‘good’ dentist (p=0.001). More students mentioned occupational flexibility, security and independence as a positive aspect of a career (p=0.001); however students identified more job stresses in dentistry (p=0.001). Principal conclusion Applicants appeared to have a more ‘idealistic’ view of dentistry than the senior students, however similarities between the responses of students and applicants are encouraging for the future of the profession.

scholarly journals Psychomotor Skills in Root Canal Treatment: Influence of Preclinical Training Time on Clinical Performance and Confidence Level of Undergraduate Dental Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reem Barakat ◽  
Manal Matoug-Elwerfelli ◽  
Rahaf Almohareb ◽  
Hanan Balto
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Root Canal ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Root Canal Treatment ◽  
Psychomotor Skills ◽  
Technical Quality ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Preclinical Training

Abstract Background: Performing root canal treatment is complex and requires the development of psychomotor skills adapted to working without the advantage of vision. Students have allocated special importance to preclinical training in helping them acquire these skills. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the influence of exposure to additional preclinical training on undergraduate students’ confidence level and clinical performance defined by technical quality and quantity of root canal treatment. Methods: Clinical root canal treatment performed by a cohort of fifth-year undergraduate dental students was followed after half of them attended an additional (elective) endodontic preclinical course the year before. Root canal treatment was radiographically evaluated according to root canal filling length, density and presence of procedural errors. Technical quality and quantity of root canal treatment performed by students who had attended the elective course (attendees) and non-attendees, were compared. All students were also invited to participate in a survey to rate their undergraduate endodontic training and confidence levels performing root canal treatment. Statistical analysis of data was performed using Person chi-square test, Fisher Freeman Halton exact test, and T-test. A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: No significant difference between the two groups in overall root canal treatment quality (p=0.619) was found. Although elective attendees performed significantly less procedural errors (p=0.004), non-attendees completed more root canal treatments (p=0.012). Despite, no significant difference in the reported level of confidence between the attendees and the non-attendees, significantly more elective attendees rated their undergraduate endodontic training as adequate (p=0.002).Conclusion: While there was no significant difference in overall technical quality of root canal treatment, nor confidence levels, between both groups, undergraduate students who attended additional preclinical training performed significantly fewer procedural errors. Furthermore, students who attended additional preclinical training were more satisfied with their undergraduate endodontic education.

scholarly journals Influence of Preclinical Training on Root Canal Treatment Technical Quality and Confidence Level of Undergraduate Dental Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Reem M. Barakat ◽  
Manal Matoug-Elwerfelli ◽  
Rahaf A. Almohareb ◽  
Hanan A. Balto
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Root Canal ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Root Canal Treatment ◽  
Technical Quality ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Preclinical Training

Objectives. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of exposure to additional preclinical endodontic training on undergraduate students’ technical quality of root canal treatment and overall confidence levels in endodontics. Methods. Technical quality of root canal treatment performed clinically by fifth-year undergraduate students was evaluated and divided into two groups: Group 1, teeth treated by students who had attended both a preclinical endodontic block course and an elective preclinical course. Group 2: teeth treated by students who had not attended the elective preclinical course. All students were also invited to participate in a survey to rate their undergraduate endodontic training and confidence levels performing endodontic treatment. Statistical analysis of data was performed using Person chi-square test, Fisher Freeman Halton exact test, and t-test. A p -value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results. There was no significant difference between the two groups in overall obturation quality ( p = 0.619 ). However, more teeth treated by attendees were of adequate obturation length ( p = 0.015 ) and lacked procedural errors ( p = 0.004 ). Significantly more elective course attendees rated their undergraduate endodontic training as adequate ( p = 0.002 ), but there was no significant difference in the level of confidence between the attendees and the non-attendees. Conclusion. Within the limitations of this study, additional preclinical training showed minimal effect on overall quality of root canal treatment performed clinically by undergraduate students and did not enhance their confidence levels; however, it was associated with more satisfaction with their undergraduate endodontic education.

scholarly journals Perceived Stress among Undergraduate Students in a Dental College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (241) ◽  
pp. 892-896
Author(s):  
Sunita Khanal ◽  
Sujita Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clinical Phase

Introduction: An individual may feel stressed when he/she is unable to cope with past, present, and future situations. A high level of stress in dental students is due to the fact that dental students need to acquire diverse proficiencies such as theoretical knowledge, clinical competencies, and interpersonal skills. So, this study was conducted to find out the prevalence of perceived stress among undergraduate students in a dental college. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among first-year to final year students of a tertiary care centre from May-August 2020. The sample size was calculated to be 177. Convenience sampling technique was used. Data collection was done after taking ethical approval from the institutional review committee (Ref no.21/020). Data collection was done by using a selfadministered, modified Dental Environmental Stress Questionnaire. Data analysis was done by using Statistical Package of Social Sciences version 20 software. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: The prevalence of perceived stress was found to be 80.55 (45%) at 95% Confidence Interval (37.71-52.28). Students perceived more stress from the domain related to personal factors i.e. fear of failing 78 (43.6%), academic factors i.e. examination and grades 71 (39.7%), unable to catch up with the back lock work 68 (38%), and for the clinical phase students, patients not coming or coming too late was most stressful 69 (60%) followed by getting an ideal case for clinical examination 60 (52.2%). Conclusions: Overall stress levels were slight to severe and were comparatively higher in clinical phase students due to factors related to patients.

scholarly journals Stress in dental undergraduate students: A cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Divya Menon ◽  
Ashwin Jawdekar ◽  
Nikhita Gune ◽  
Jyotirmayee Dalai
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
The Mean

Background: Dental schools are highly demanding and students are exposed to different stress factors which affect their academic performance. Identification of the potential sources of stress is important in the dental education programme, as it gives opportunity to take various measures to prevent stress in the dental school environment. The aim of this study was to examine the perceived stressors in dental undergraduate students studying at a private institution in a metro city. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire based cross-sectional study was conducted among 176 third and fourth year students, interns and externs of a dental school who gave written voluntary consent. The instrument used to record stress was a pre-validated questionnaire, i.e., the modified version of the Graduate Dental Environmental Stress scale. Results were recorded on a four point Likert scale. The mean GDES30 score was calculated across the sample and also compared across categories such as gender, year of study and residence using the one way ANOVA test. The questionnaire was divided into various domains such as academic, clinical, patient, faculty, financial, insecurity regarding professional future and personal domains and the stress levels compared across the same. Results: The mean GDES30 score across the sample was 2.44(SD=0.43) corresponding to somewhat stressful on the Likert scale. Significantly higher mean GDES30 scores were seen in the domains of insecurity regarding professional future followed by clinical and patient domains. Significantly higher stress levels were seen in females compared to males and interns compared to all other years of study. Conclusion: Moderate stress levels were perceived in the clinical year dental students participating in this study. Regulatory bodies and counsellors should focus on helping students cope with stress, thereby improving the performance of students as well as their quality of life and overall health. Key Words: Occupational stress, Graduate Dental Environmental (GDES) Scale, dental undergraduate students

Awareness of symptomatic differences Covid-19, SARS, Swine Flu, Common cold among dental students

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 1026-1033
Author(s):  
Nivedha Valliammai Mahalingam ◽  
Abilasha R ◽  
Kavitha S
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Common Cold ◽  
Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Swine Flu ◽  
Viral Diseases ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

Enormous successes have been obtained against the control of major epidemic diseases, such as SARS, MERS, Ebola, Swine Flu in the past. Dynamic interplay of biological, socio-cultural and ecological factors, together with novel aspects of human-animal interphase, pose additional challenges with respect to the emergence of infectious diseases. The important challenges faced in the control and prevention of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases range from understanding the impact of factors that are necessary for the emergence, to development of strengthened surveillance systems that can mitigate human suffering and death. The aim of the current study is to assess the awareness of symptomatic differences between viral diseases like COVID-19, SARS, Swine flu and common cold among dental students that support the prevention of emergence or re-emergence. Cross-sectional type of study conducted among the undergraduate students comprising 100 Subjects. A questionnaire comprising 15 questions in total were framed, and responses were collected in Google forms in SPSS Software statistical analysis. The study has concluded that dental students have an awareness of the symptomatic differences between infectious viral disease. The study concluded that the awareness of symptomatic differences between viral diseases like COVID-19, SARS, Swine flu, Common cold is good among the dental students who would pave the way for early diagnosis and avoid spreading of such diseases. A further awareness can be created by regular webinars, seminars and brainstorming sessions among these healthcare professionals.

scholarly journals The Frequency of Use and Harm Perception of Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs): The 2019 Cross-Sectional Survey among Medical Students from Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3381
Author(s):  
Paulina Majek ◽  
Mateusz Jankowski ◽  
Bartłomiej Nowak ◽  
Maksymilian Macherski ◽  
Maciej Nowak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cigarette Smokers ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
Medical University

Heated tobacco products (HTPs) are devices for generating a nicotine aerosol by heating the tobacco sticks. This study aimed to assess (1) the prevalence of HTP and tobacco cigarette usage among medical students, (2) to characterize smoking habits and (3) to assess students’ awareness and opinions about HTPs. A cross-sectional survey on the frequency and attitudes toward cigarettes, e-cigarettes and HTP use was performed between 2019–2020 at the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland). The data were obtained from 1344 students aged 21.8 ± 1.9 years (response rate: 66.9%). Current traditional tobacco use was 13.2%, e-cigarettes use 3.5%, and HTP use 2.8% of students. Duration of use was shorter among HTPs users comparing to cigarette smokers (p < 0.001) although the number of tobacco sticks used daily was similar (p = 0.1). Almost 30% of respondents have ever tried HTPs. HTPs were considered safe by 5.3% of respondents (43.2% of HTP users vs. 3.9% of non-HTP users, p < 0.001). HTP users were more likely to report that heating tobacco is not addictive (odds ratio (OR) = 8.9, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.8–45.8) and disagreed with a public ban on HTP use (OR = 4.9, 95%CI: 2.5–9.8). Among students, HTP use was less popular than cigarette smoking, but awareness of their presence is widespread.

Violence before pregnancy and the risk of violence during pregnancy

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vislava Globevnik Velikonja ◽  
Miha Lučovnik ◽  
Tanja Premru Sršen ◽  
Vesna Leskošek ◽  
Megie Krajnc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Anonymous Questionnaire ◽  
Violence During Pregnancy ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
In Pregnancy ◽  
Consequences Of Violence

AbstractObjective:To investigate the relationships among different forms of violence before and during pregnancy.Material and methods:An anonymous questionnaire (adapted NorAQ) was given to 1269 women after childbirth.Results:The response rate was 80% (n=1018). Different forms of violence were experienced by 46.9% of the women; 9.2% reported violence in pregnancy. Suffering from the consequences of violence was reported by 43.8% of the women; sexual (76.6%) and psychological (54.1%) ranked the highest. Past experience of any form of violence increased the risk of violence in pregnancy, violences experienced in adulthood even more than that in childhood [odds ratio (OR) 4.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.7–6.5 vs. OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.2–2.9]. The onset of violence during pregnancy is rare. Violence was most frequently exerted by the intimate partner.Conclusion:Healthcare systems have access to most women of reproductive age, thus they have the unique opportunity to identify and adequately manage violence against women and its consequences.

Evaluation of Polishing Systems for CAD/CAM Polymer-Infiltrated Ceramic-Network Restorations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
CA Jurado ◽  
A Tsujimoto ◽  
H Watanabe ◽  
NG Fischer ◽  
JA Hasslen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Cad Cam ◽  
A Company

SUMMARY Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of five different polishing systems on a computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) polymer-infiltrated ceramic-network restoration with nanoscale assessment using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and visual assessment performed by dental school senior students and faculty members. Method: Forty-eight full coverage crowns were milled out of polymer-infiltrated ceramic-network CAD/CAM blocks (Vita Enamic) for polishing with one company proprietary, two ceramic and two composite polishing systems. The prepared crowns were divided into six groups: (1) no polishing (control); (2) polishing with Vita Enamic Polishing Kit (VEna); (3) polishing with Shofu Porcelain Laminate Polishing Kit (SCer); (4) polishing with Brasseler Dialite Feather lite All- Ceramic Adjusting & Polishing System (BCer); (5) polishing with Shofu Composite Polishing Kit (SCom); and (6) polishing with Brasseler Composite Polishing Kit (BCom). The polished crown surface topography was observed, and surface roughness and area were measured with AFM. In addition, polished crowns were visually assessed by 15 senior dental students and 15 dental school faculty members. Results: All polishing treatments significantly reduced the surface roughness and area of the crown compared with the control. SCom and BCom showed significantly higher surface area than VEna, and the SCer and BCer groups were intermediate, showing no significant difference from either VEna or SCom and BCom. There were no significant differences in surface roughness between any of the systems. Dental students and faculty members classified the groups polished with VEna, SCer, and BCer groups as clinically acceptable, and they selected BCer group as the best polished restorations and the control group as the least polished restorations. Conclusions: Ceramic and composite polishing systems produced similar polishing results as that observed using a company proprietary polishing system. However, effectiveness for polishing using a company proprietary and ceramic polishing system tends to be higher than composite polishing systems.

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