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Do educational methods affect students' ability to remove artificial carious dentine? A randomised controlled trial.

Q F Rosa¹, T M Barcelos, M R Kaizer

¹Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

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

|July 3, 2013

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A live demonstration significantly improved dental students' artificial caries removal skills compared to traditional lectures alone. This enhanced method led to better outcomes in excavating carious dentine.

Area of Science:

Dental Education
Restorative Dentistry
Cariology

Background:

Effective training in caries removal is crucial for dental students.
Traditional lecture-based methods may not fully equip students with practical skills.
Live demonstrations offer a potential enhancement for skill acquisition.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the effectiveness of two educational methods on students' artificial carious dentine removal.
To assess the impact of traditional lectures versus lectures with live demonstrations.
To evaluate skill acquisition based on time, confidence, and removal efficacy.

Main Methods:

A blind, two-parallel-group trial involving 26 dental students.
Random assignment to either traditional lecture or lecture with live demonstration.

Keywords:

caries detection caries removal competency-based education demineralised dentine matrix dental caries dental decay dental education tooth demineralisation

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Evaluation of skills by measuring excavation time, self-reported confidence, and residual carious dentine.

Main Results:

No significant differences were found in excavation time or student confidence between the groups.
The lecture plus live demonstration group showed statistically significant improvements in artificial caries removal.
Both educational method and tooth region significantly impacted removal efficacy, with a significant interaction between them.

Conclusions:

Live demonstrations enhance dental students' ability to effectively remove artificial carious dentine.
While confidence and time were unaffected, the quality of caries removal improved with the demonstration method.
The enhanced method showed superior results, particularly in the incisal and medium thirds of the tooth.