Challenges Assessment in Endodontics Among Undergraduate Students.
dental education
dentistry
endodontic
health education & awareness
medical education assessment
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Historique:
accepted:
09
08
2023
medline:
11
9
2023
pubmed:
11
9
2023
entrez:
11
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Objective To explore perceptions of undergraduate dental students regarding difficulties faced during endodontic procedures. Methods An e-questionnaire was sent to 57 fourth-year and 45 fifth-year dental students. It comprised questions regarding demographic data and difficulties faced during different steps of the endodontic treatment. The responses were recorded on a 5-point Likert scale. During dichotomization, responses where one and two were chosen were considered yes whereas responses where three, four, and five were chosen were considered no. The sample size (SS) calculated using the Qualtrics SS calculator was 89. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Frequencies and percentages were calculated. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. The chi-square test was applied for comparison based on the students' academic year and genders. Results Ninety students responded with an 88.2% response rate. Most students reported not facing any difficulty in differentiating healthy pulp and periapex from conditions of pulp pathosis (78.9%) and periapical pathosis (75.6%). Most males found access opening and de-roofing of the pulp chamber (35.6%) and working length determination (31.1%) difficult. Females reported having difficulty mostly in mesial and distal shift radiograph techniques (55.6%) and access openings (51.1%). No statistical difference was found based on an academic year or gender except in the use of mesial and distal shift techniques for radiograph acquisition Conclusion Assessing difficulties encountered by students during endodontic therapy can aid in the development of teaching strategies for preclinical and clinical instruction. Mesial and distal shift techniques, access cavity preparation, and working length determination are areas requiring more focus in the training process.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37692626
doi: 10.7759/cureus.43215
pmc: PMC10490375
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e43215Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Almutairi et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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