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Testing Motor Learning Curves Among Dental Students.

Gilad Ben-Gal¹, Liori Katorza², Ervin I Weiss²

¹Dr. Ben-Gal is with the Department of Prosthodontics, Hebrew University-Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel; Dr. Katorza is with the Department of Prosthodontics, Hebrew University-Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel; Dr. Weiss is Professor and Head, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel; and Dr. Ziv is Professor, Department of Medical Education, Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel. gilad.bengal@mail.huji.ac.il.

Journal of Dental Education

|October 3, 2017

Summary

Dental students

Keywords:

dental education educational measurement motor learning curve psychomotor skills

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Area of Science:

Dental Education
Motor Learning
Skill Acquisition

Background:

Motor learning curves track skill acquisition and inform teaching strategies.
Understanding dental students' motor learning is crucial for effective pedagogy.

Purpose of the Study:

To quantify the motor learning rate of novice dental students preparing cavities.
To analyze individual differences in skill acquisition during dental training.

Main Methods:

A 12-week study involving 66 first-year dental students.
Performance measured by cavity preparation time and quality at intervals.
Utilized dental high-speed burs on composite material plates.

Main Results:

Significant performance improvements occurred at two-week intervals, with exceptions.
Lowest performing students showed persistent low performance.
The upper performing group reached proficiency earlier than the lower performing group.

Conclusions:

A 12-week period was insufficient for learning curves to plateau.
Dental students exhibit diverse motor learning rates and proficiency acquisition.
Individualized lesson planning can support dental students' motor learning processes.