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Clinical competency exercises: some student perceptions.

S Rolland¹, R Hobson, S Hanwell

¹School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. s.l.rolland@ncl.ac.uk

European Journal of Dental Education : Official Journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe

|July 21, 2007

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Dental students often delay clinical competency assessments. Timing has little impact on grades, so early assessment with sufficient experience is encouraged. Finding suitable patients remains a key challenge for dental education.

Area of Science:

Dental Education
Clinical Skills Assessment

Background:

Clinical competency assessments are crucial for dental graduates' preparedness and professional standards.
A trend exists for dental students to delay these assessments until late in their curriculum.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate student perceptions of formative vs. summative assessment methods.
To understand reasons for assessment timing and perceived preparedness.
To identify barriers within the dental competency assessment process.

Main Methods:

A questionnaire surveyed dental students on assessment perceptions and barriers.
Analysis of assessment timing and achieved grades.
Investigated student preferences for summative grading systems.

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Main Results:

59% of students preferred summative grading.
Most students felt assessments were timed appropriately (54-66%) and they were adequately prepared (68-98%).
Lack of suitable patients was the primary barrier to undertaking assessments.

Conclusions:

Student timing of summative assessments does not correlate with grades achieved.
Encourage earlier competency assessments post-clinical experience.
Address patient availability barriers to improve the dental competency process.