Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Dentistry Faculty, University of Yeditepe, No:238 Bağdat Cd, Göztepe, 34728, Istanbul, Turkey.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Dentistry Faculty, University of Istanbul, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.
BMC Med Educ. 2019 Jul 18;19(1):265. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1703-y.
This study evaluated students' perceptions of their self-confidence regarding aspects of their undergraduate oral and maxillofacial surgical training. It further aimed to develop a reliable Turkish version of the questionnaire originally developed by the Association of British Academic Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons (ABAOMS) Education Committee.
A cross-sectional survey of 40 fourth-year and 47 fifth-year dentistry students of Yeditepe University Faculty of Dentistry in Turkey with a mean age of 23.30 ± 1.50 was conducted in January and February 2018. The ABAOMS questionnaire was adapted to the Turkish language and culture. The items were organized in five domains (general information, self-confidence in oral surgery, role of outreach, anatomy knowledge in relation to oral surgery, and career aspirations) with most response options on a five-point Likert-type scale. Reliability was assessed through an internal consistency analysis and a test-retest approach. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t-tests, and Chi-squared for contingency tests were used to examine the data.
Cronbach's alpha coefficient on the questionnaire was 0.89. The responses reflected general agreement among the respondents. Females were significantly more self-confident than males. Although the fifth-year respondents were more self-confident than the fourth-year respondents on items regarding anatomy knowledge, fourth-year respondents were more self confident in forceps extractions. Other than that no major differences in self-confidence were found between the two groups.
Though self-confidence was high regarding extraction of teeth and retained roots, the participants of this study lacked self-confidence in performing surgical extractions and its related procedures, recognition of malignancies, and ability to differentiate between pain of odontogenic or non-odontogenic origin. Female students were relatively more self-confident. Teaching should focus on practical applications that support students' sense of self-confidence in their abilities. The Turkish version of the questionnaire was a reliable instrument.
本研究评估了学生对其本科口腔颌面外科培训各个方面的自信心的看法。本研究进一步旨在开发最初由英国口腔颌面外科医生协会（ABAOMS）教育委员会开发的问卷的土耳其语可靠版本。
2018 年 1 月至 2 月，对土耳其耶迪泰佩大学牙科学院的 40 名四年级和 47 名五年级学生进行了横断面调查，平均年龄为 23.30±1.50 岁。ABAOMS 问卷经过改编以适应土耳其的语言和文化。项目分为五个领域（一般信息、口腔手术自信、外展作用、口腔手术相关解剖知识和职业抱负），大多数答案选项采用五点 Likert 量表。通过内部一致性分析和测试 - 重测方法评估可靠性。使用描述性统计、独立样本 t 检验和卡方检验进行数据检验。
问卷的 Cronbach's alpha 系数为 0.89。受访者的回答反映了普遍的共识。女性比男性更自信。尽管五年级学生在与解剖知识相关的项目上比四年级学生更自信，但四年级学生在使用钳子拔牙方面更自信。除了这些之外，两组之间没有发现自信心方面的重大差异。
尽管在拔牙和残根方面的自信心很高，但本研究的参与者在进行手术拔牙及其相关程序、识别恶性肿瘤以及区分牙源性或非牙源性疼痛的能力方面缺乏自信。女学生相对更自信。教学应重点关注支持学生对自身能力的自信的实际应用。问卷的土耳其语版本是一种可靠的工具。
