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Students' perspectives on undergraduate oral surgery education
Fatih Cabbar1, Muammer Çağrı Burdurlu2, Ceyda Ozcakir Tomruk2
1Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Dentistry Faculty, University of Yeditepe, No:238 Bağdat Cd, Göztepe, 34728, Istanbul, Turkey. fcabbar@gmail.com.
BMC Medical Education
|July 20, 2019
Summary
This study found that dental students felt confident in basic tooth extractions but lacked confidence in surgical procedures and diagnosing conditions. Female students reported higher self-confidence in oral surgery training.
Area of Science:
- Dental Education
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Surgical Training Assessment
Background:
- Undergraduate oral and maxillofacial surgery training is crucial for developing surgical competence.
- Assessing student self-confidence is vital for identifying training gaps and improving educational strategies.
- A validated questionnaire is needed to evaluate self-confidence in oral surgery training within different cultural contexts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate dental students' self-confidence in undergraduate oral and maxillofacial surgery training.
- To develop and validate a Turkish version of the Association of British Academic Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons (ABAOMS) questionnaire.
- To identify specific areas where students feel confident or lack confidence in their surgical skills.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 87 fourth and fifth-year dental students at Yeditepe University.
- The ABAOMS questionnaire was translated and culturally adapted into Turkish.
- Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha (0.89) and test-retest methods. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-tests.
Main Results:
- The Turkish questionnaire demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.89).
- Students reported high self-confidence in simple extractions but lower confidence in surgical extractions, malignancy recognition, and pain origin differentiation.
- Female students exhibited significantly higher self-confidence than male students.
Conclusions:
- While students are confident in basic procedures, targeted educational interventions are needed to boost confidence in complex surgical tasks and diagnostic skills.
- The Turkish version of the ABAOMS questionnaire is a reliable tool for assessing self-confidence in oral surgery training.
- Addressing specific confidence deficits can enhance the preparedness of future oral and maxillofacial surgeons.
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