Giuliani M, Lajolo C, Clemente L, Querqui A, Viotti R, Boari A, Miani C M
School of Dentistry, Catholic University of Rome, Largo A. Gemelli 8, Rome, Italy.
Br Dent J. 2007 Aug 11;203(3):149-55. doi: 10.1038/bdj.2007.688.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether basic manual dexterity (BMD) could be an important parameter in selecting students for the Degree in Dentistry (CLOPD) and to assess whether initial manual dexterity in students admitted to the CLOPD can improve with training in pre-clinical and clinical practice.
Observational study.
The study was carried out at the Catholic University of Rome, in five consecutive academic years.
Four hundred and thirty-three subjects (262 males and 171 females) were tested (10 different exercises) in five consecutive years. Two retests were performed after three and five years respectively from the beginning of the experimentation.
The scores of individual exercises were averaged for each candidate, assessing the mean value of basic manual dexterity score (BMDS).
It was possible to observe some differences among candidates coming from different types of high schools, since those having a prior university degree or a scientific high school degree proved better than those with classical or vocational high school qualifications (p < 0.05). A statistically significant improvement of BMDS has been observed in students who attended the CLOPD for at least 32 months.
Data obtained revealed that basic manual dexterity is not essential in the selection of dental students. Students who could follow training significantly improved in their manual ability.
本研究旨在确定基本手动灵巧性（BMD）是否可作为选拔牙科学位（CLOPD）学生的重要参数，并评估被CLOPD录取的学生的初始手动灵巧性在临床前和临床实践培训后是否能得到提高。
观察性研究。
该研究在罗马天主教大学连续五个学年进行。
连续五年对433名受试者（262名男性和171名女性）进行测试（10项不同练习）。从实验开始分别在三年和五年后进行了两次重新测试。
计算每位候选人各项练习的得分平均值，评估基本手动灵巧性得分（BMDS）的均值。
可以观察到来自不同类型高中的候选人之间存在一些差异，因为那些拥有大学先修学位或科学高中文凭的人表现优于具有古典或职业高中资格的人（p < 0.05）。在参加CLOPD至少32个月的学生中观察到BMDS有统计学显著改善。
获得的数据表明，基本手动灵巧性在牙科学生选拔中并非必不可少。能够接受培训的学生在手动能力方面有显著提高。
