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Area of Science:

  • Dental Education
  • Clinical Competency Assessment
  • Prosthodontics

Background:

  • Traditional Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) face logistical challenges and student anxiety.
  • Electronic OSCEs (e-OSCEs) were developed to overcome these limitations in dental prosthodontics.
  • This manuscript details the implementation and outcomes of e-OSCEs for competency assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development and application of electronic OSCEs (e-OSCEs) for assessing clinical competencies in prosthodontics.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of e-OSCEs as a standardized assessment tool in dental education.

Main Methods:

  • e-OSCEs were implemented for graduating dental classes from 2014-2023.
  • Digital question libraries simulated clinical scenarios across various prosthodontic categories.
  • Competence was defined as achieving 100% on questions representing the full scope of procedures.

Main Results:

  • Ten-year retrospective data showed sustained student performance.
  • Most students achieved competence within three e-OSCE attempts.
  • Sustained performance indicates the reliability of the e-OSCE method.

Conclusions:

  • e-OSCEs offer standardized, unbiased, and adaptable clinical assessments.
  • This method is cost-effective, ensures test security, and facilitates curriculum analysis.
  • The e-OSCE approach is a feasible, efficient, and clinically equivalent assessment for dental education, aligning with accreditation standards.