Assessment of the Clinical Ability of Dental Students in Tooth Extraction at the University of Sulaimani
Abstract
Introduction: To evaluate undergraduate students’ clinical ability to extract teeth, we created a new, coordinated, and quantitative assessment form containing nine items that were required to measure the various skills, using the visual analog scale. Materials and Methods: A pilot study was performed with 30 students, each of whom was rated by three examiners. In addition, 118 students (59 fourth-year and 59 fifth-year) were reviewed halfway through the year and at their final examinations. The assessment form was then used to evaluate students’ abilities for tooth extraction throughout the academic year 2022–2023. Results: High inter-examiner reliability and a significant association of mean scores (p<0.001) between three examiners at the beginning and final of the block for both 4th and 5th students. Both groups showed considerable improvement in their mean scores between the beginning and final examinations. The result shows the association between socio-demographic characteristics of patients treated by fourth and fifth-stage students, (52.54% and 54.24%) of the participants were males in fourth and fifth-stage students respectively. At the same time (47.46% and 45.76%) of the participants were females in fourth and fifth stage students respectively. The age of majority of the participants was more than 30 years old, representing (76.27%), and only (10.17%) were between 25-30 years in fourth stage students, and (8.47%) were between 25-30 years in fifth stage students. Conclusion: The use of a newly developed assessment scale during tooth extraction offered an objective, standardized, and feasible method for the assessment of clinical skills of undergraduate students for both formative and summative purposes. Keywords: Dental extraction; Clinical performance; Undergraduate dental students.
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2. Cho GC, Chee WWL, Tan DT. Dental students’ ability to evaluate themselves in fixed prosthodontics. J Dent Educ. 2010;74(11):1237–42.
3. Silva Etd N, Queiroz MG. Factors Influencing Students’ Performance in a Brazilian Dental School. Braz Dent J. 2010;21(1):80–6.
4. Fugill M. Teaching and learning in dental student clinical practice. Eur J Dent Educ. 2005;9(3):131–6.
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6. Hjùrland B. Library and information science: practice, theory, and philosophical basis. Inf Process Manag. 2000; 36:501–31.
7. Albino JEN, Young SK, Neumann LM, Kramer GA, Andrieu SC, Henson L, et al. Assessing dental students’ competence: best practice recommendations in the performance assessment literature and investigation of current practices in predoctoral dental education. J Dent Educ. 2008;72(12):1405–35.
8. Evans AW. Assessing competence in surgical dentistry. Br Dent J. 2001;190(7):343–6.
9. Boone WJ, McWhorter AG, Seale NS. Purposeful assessment techniques (PAT) applied to an OSCE-based measurement of competencies in a pediatric dentistry curriculum. J Dent Educ. 2001;65(11):1232–7.
10. Koole S, Van Den Brulle S, Christiaens V, Jacquet W, Cosyn J, De Bruyn H. Competence profiles in undergraduate dental education: a comparison between theory and reality. BMC Oral Health. 2017;17(1):109.
11. Macluskey M, Hanson C, Kershaw A, Wight AJ, Ogden GR. Development of a structured clinical operative test (SCOT) in the assessment of practical ability in the oral surgery undergraduate curriculum. Br Dent J. 2004;196(4):225–8.
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13. Chu CH, Yeung CY, Lo EC. Monitoring patient satisfaction with university dental services under two fee-paying systems. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2001;29(5):390–8.
14. Majeed OW. Assessment of clinical ability in the removal of teeth among undergraduate dental students: A longitudinal comparative study. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018; 56:870–6.
15. Dawson LJ, Mason BG, Bissell V, Youngson C. Calling for a re-evaluation of the data required to credibly demonstrate a dental student is safe and ready to practice. Eur J Dent Educ. 2017;21(2):130–5.
16. Ali K, Qazi HS, Siddiqi K, Glanville R. Assessment of undergraduate students in tooth extraction competence- A cohort study. Eur J Dent Educ. 2021 Aug;25(3):607-613.
17. Elledge R. Current thinking in medical education research: an overview. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018;56(5):380–3.
18. Wass V, Van der Vleuten C, Shatzer J, Jones R. Assessment of clinical competence. Lancet. 2001;357(9260):945–9.
19. Al-Dajani M. Dental students’ perceptions of undergraduate clinical training in oral and maxillofacial surgery in an integrated curriculum in Saudi Arabia. J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2015; 12:45.
20. Henzi D, Davis E, Jasinevicius R, Hendricson W, Cintron L, Isaacs M. Appraisal of the dental school learning environment: the students’ view. J Dent Educ. 2005;69(10):1137–47.
21. Redford R, Durkan C, Sivarajasingam V, Emanuel CStudent perceptions of exodontia competency assessment in a UK dental school. Eur J Dent Educ.2018;22(2):92-100
22. Mould MR, Bray KK, Gadburyamyot CC. Student self-assessment in dental hygiene education: a cornerstone of critical thinking and problem-solving. J Dent Educ. 2011;75(8):1061–72.
23. Gordon MJ. Self-assessment programs and their implications for health professions training. Acad Med 1992;67(10):672–9.
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Abdalkarim K, Hamaamin K, Mahmood Faris B. Assessment of the Clinical Ability of Dental Students in Tooth Extraction at the University of Sulaimani. J Craniomaxillofac Res. 2024;11(2):93-105.
