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Cross sectional descriptive
Experiment Findings · December 2019
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ABSTRACT
Background
Dentistry is a medical profession that requires fine motor skills , hand-
eye coordination and spatial perception. Furthermore, perceptual
learning is needed for indirect visualization through a mirror. However,
admission to dental schools worldwide is often based on academic and
cognitive factors. Studies have shown that the correlation between the
high school grade point average (GPA) of dentistry candidates and their
performance in pre-clinical practical courses is poor. Thus, a large
percentage of students are unable to successfully fulfill the
requirements of pre-clinical courses, and graduation is difficult. Many
studies have attempted to identify a screening tool that can more
precisely predict the future performances of students in clinical
practical courses .
Objective
To evaluate manual skills through a new approach using dexterity tests
under conditions of direct and indirect vision among dental students
and dentists.
To determine whether these tests are sensitive to the improvement of
students’ manual skills after training in the pre-clinical course and
whether they reflect the development of these skills over time.
To determine which of the tests are capable of predicting the success of
dental students in the pre-clinical year.
Design and Method
A descriptive cross sectional clinical based study was conducted at IUA
dental clinic from March to june 2018. It involved 100 students from
third, fourth and fifth year. Data was collected by using structured
closed questionnaires, analysed by SPSS.
Results
Among 100 students it was found that 96.7% have agreed that co-
operation of the patients determines clinical success and 100% have
agreed that attending clinic operations improves clinical performance
,93.7% students have agreed clinical performance depends on
intelligence of the students,96.7% of students have agreed that
supervision of the specialist is vital in clinical performance,96.7% of
students have agreed agree that new technology improves clinical
performance, 81.4% of students that they can administer local
anaesthesia very well and 96.7% students have agreed that attending
confrences and dental camps helps clinical performance.
Conclusion
We found that they are a lot of factors that contribute to the success of
the performance of the dental students. The ones we addressed are as
follows: cooperation of patient, attending operations, intelligence of
the student, new technologies and advancements, stress, attending
conferences and dental camps, four handed dentistry, communication
skills, their knowledge in preclinical studies and how well they were
prepared for the clinic and how the phantom head lab contributes to
their success.
Recommendations
Preclinical studies are the foundation for the clinical work and
they should be well taught.
Students should be encouraged to attend dental conferences and
dental camps as they increase experience.
Stress management protocols should be observed.
New technologies and advancements should be encouraged and
made available for the students.
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