Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Yeditepe University Dental Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Medipol University Dental Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2020 May;24(2):351-360. doi: 10.1111/eje.12506. Epub 2020 Feb 24.
This study aimed to carry out a city-wide survey to evaluate undergraduate students' opinions on their oral surgery training by measuring their self-confidence.
A cross-sectional survey of 383 3rd year, 412 4th year and 363 5th year undergraduate dental students from six dental schools in Istanbul with a mean age of 22.73 ± 1.55 was conducted towards the end of the academic year. A web link to the questionnaire was sent to the contact person at the participating dental schools. The questionnaires were anonymously evaluated. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and Chi-square tests were performed to examine the data. A P-value of <.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
In total, 1158 responses were returned, representing 67% of the overall students in the 2018-2019 academic year. The male respondents were significantly more self-confident than females in the general aspects of surgical skills. More than half of the respondents (53%) felt confident in oral surgery knowledge to undertake independent practice. Although 5th year respondents felt more confident in the general aspect of the questionnaire, their ability of differentiation of odontogenic and non-odontogenic pain was lower than their counterparts. The majority (86%) of the participants disagreed that the only knowledge required for oral surgery was that of tooth and jaw anatomy.
This survey revealed perceived confidence in tooth and retained root extraction. The male respondents were found to be more self-confident. There is a need for improvement in surgical skills, recognition of malignancies and differentiation of the origin of the pain.
本研究旨在通过测量本科生对口腔外科培训的自信程度，对全市本科生的口腔外科培训进行评估。
在学年末，对来自伊斯坦布尔六所牙科学院的 383 名三年级、412 名四年级和 363 名五年级本科生进行了横断面调查，他们的平均年龄为 22.73±1.55 岁。向参与牙科学院的联系人发送了问卷的网络链接。匿名评估问卷。计算了描述性统计数据，并进行了卡方检验来检验数据。P 值<.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
共收到 1158 份回复，占 2018-2019 学年全体学生的 67%。男性受访者在手术技能的一般方面比女性受访者更自信。超过一半的受访者（53%）对口腔外科知识有信心，可以进行独立实践。尽管五年级的受访者对问卷的一般方面更有信心，但他们区分牙源性和非牙源性疼痛的能力低于同龄人。大多数（86%）参与者不同意口腔外科仅需要了解牙齿和颌骨解剖的知识。
本调查显示了对拔牙和残根拔除的自信程度。男性受访者更有自信。需要提高手术技能、识别恶性肿瘤和区分疼痛来源。
