Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Department of Oral Surgery, Medicine, Pathology and Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
J Dent Educ. 2020 Dec;84(12):1418-1425. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12356. Epub 2020 Aug 16.
The aim of this study was to investigate the perceived satisfaction of optional pairing in undergraduate clinical dental training of fourth- and fifth-year dental students and newly graduated intern dentists in the subject of conservative dentistry and endodontics.
Data were collected through a paper-based 2-part questionnaire. The first part was made of 3 questions; gender, undergraduate dental year, and grade point average (GPA). The second part involved 9 questions about assistant student-year level preference, satisfaction of optional pairing and main advantages and disadvantages of pairing. Statistical analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square test to investigate any statistically significant differences.
A total of 92.4% were satisfied with optional clinical pairing. Satisfied respondents reported most prevalent advantages were speeding things up (88.5%) and helping in transferring instruments and materials (85.6%). Unsatisfied respondents reported the most prevalent disadvantages were like to work independently (56.8%) and the assistant was not always cooperative (32.4%). Students with low grade point averages (GPAs) felt incompetent to work in pairs compared with high GPA students (P = 0.001). Only 32.4% of participants thought that the assistant student should be given an evaluation mark. About 75% of respondents reported that clinical pairing improved their diagnostic skills and treatment planning.
Optional pairing in clinical dental training had a high satisfaction percentage. Allowing students to choose their own assistants may reduce pairing disadvantages and enhance its advantages. Students may gain a mentoring benefit from being encouraged to optionally pair with similar or higher study-year students.
本研究旨在调查第四学年和第五学年牙科学员以及刚毕业的实习牙医在口腔修复学和牙髓学领域对选修配对的满意度。
通过纸质的两部分问卷调查收集数据。第一部分由 3 个问题组成；性别、本科牙科学年和平均绩点（GPA）。第二部分涉及 9 个问题，包括助手学生年级偏好、选修配对满意度以及配对的主要优缺点。使用描述性统计和卡方检验进行统计分析，以调查任何具有统计学意义的差异。
总共有 92.4%的人对可选的临床配对感到满意。满意的受访者报告说最常见的优势是加快工作进度（88.5%）和帮助传递器械和材料（85.6%）。不满意的受访者报告说最常见的缺点是喜欢独立工作（56.8%）和助手不总是合作（32.4%）。低平均绩点（GPA）的学生比高 GPA 学生更觉得自己没有能力配对工作（P=0.001）。只有 32.4%的参与者认为应该给助手学生一个评估分数。约 75%的受访者报告说，临床配对提高了他们的诊断技能和治疗计划能力。
在临床牙科培训中进行选修配对的满意度很高。允许学生选择自己的助手可能会减少配对的缺点，并增强其优点。鼓励学生与类似或更高学习年级的学生可选配对，他们可能会从指导中受益。
