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Mental training in dentistry.

Alexander Welk1, Marc Immenroth, Petar Sakic

  • 1Department of Restorative Dentistry, Periodontology, and Endodontology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany. welk@uni-greifswald.de <welk@uni-greifswald.de>

Quintessence International (Berlin, Germany : 1985)
|July 13, 2007
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Mental training, a technique from sports science, significantly improved dental students' knowledge and procedural skills in crown preparation. This approach enhances learning and performance in dental education, particularly for cognitive aspects.

Area of Science:

  • Dental Education
  • Sports Science
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Dental practice requires fine-motor skills comparable to professional athletes.
  • Mental training techniques are established in sports science for performance enhancement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of mental training on dental students' performance.
  • To compare mental training with conventional methods in dentistry.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial involving 41 dental students.
  • Two groups: experimental (mental training) and control (conventional training).
  • Assessment of knowledge, process, and quality of crown preparation using the Dental-Simulator (DenX) pre- and post-training.

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Main Results:

  • The experimental group showed statistically significant improvements in knowledge (P <.001) and process (P = .01) compared to the control group.
  • Both groups improved from pre- to posttest, but the mental training group's gains were superior across all measured criteria.

Conclusions:

  • Mental training demonstrably enhances learning and performance in dental education.
  • The cognitive aspects of dental procedures are particularly improved by mental training.
  • This technique offers a valuable addition to traditional dental training methods.