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  • Dental Education
  • Operative Dentistry
  • Medical Simulation

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  • Pre-doctoral dental education often presents a theory-practice gap, causing significant stress for students.
  • This gap can hinder the transition from foundational knowledge to clinical application.
  • An interactive, small-group, case-based activity was developed to address this educational challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a case-based learning activity in enhancing dental students' comfort levels.
  • To assess the impact of the activity on bridging the gap between pre-clinical and clinical operative experiences.
  • To measure changes in self-reported comfort performing operative procedures.

Main Methods:

  • A case-based activity was implemented for 172 second-year dental students over five academic years (2017-2021).
  • The activity comprised a pre-activity online quiz, an in-class case-based session, and a laboratory exercise.
  • Student comfort levels were surveyed pre-activity, post-activity, and after their first clinical operative procedures.

Main Results:

  • A statistically significant increase in students' self-reported comfort levels was observed post-activity.
  • Comfort levels continued to show improvement after students performed their initial clinical operative procedures.
  • The study achieved a high response rate of 93% for the collected survey data.

Conclusions:

  • The case-based activity demonstrated effectiveness in increasing dental students' confidence in operative procedures.
  • This educational intervention serves as a valuable tool for mitigating the theory-practice gap in dental education.
  • The findings suggest that such activities can better prepare students for clinical practice.