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Technical skill training and assessment in dental education
Katsumi Uoshima1, Nami Akiba1, Masako Nagasawa1
1Division of Bio-Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry and Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 2-5274 Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata 951-8514, Japan.
The Japanese Dental Science Review
|September 27, 2021
Summary
Assessing technical skills in dental education remains challenging due to limited validity of current methods. A combination of assessment techniques is recommended for comprehensive evaluation of dental practitioners' psychomotor abilities.
Area of Science:
- Dental Education
- Medical Simulation
- Clinical Skills Assessment
Background:
- Competent clinical practice in dentistry necessitates cognitive, psychomotor, and affective skills.
- Dental education aims to develop practitioners proficient across all these domains.
- Assessing technical skills in dentistry presents significant challenges regarding objectivity, validity, and fairness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review methods for technical skill training in dental education.
- To summarize current assessment strategies for technical skills in dentistry.
- To identify the validity and limitations of existing assessment approaches.
Main Methods:
- A literature review was conducted.
- Searches were performed in PubMed MEDLINE using keywords related to technical skill training and assessment.
- Studies were reviewed up to June 2020.
Main Results:
- Numerous methods for technical skill training and assessment in dentistry have been reported, including digital technologies.
- No single assessment method has demonstrated definitive validity.
- Current assessment methods for technical skills in dental education have limited validity.
Conclusions:
- Technical skill training is crucial in dental education, with diverse learning approaches available.
- The limited validity of individual assessment methods suggests that a combined approach may yield optimal results.
- Further research is needed to establish robust and valid assessment tools for dental technical skills.
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