Department of Conservative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, 51452, Buraidah, Qassim, PO Box 1162, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, 21589, Jeddah, P.O. Box 80209, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Med Educ. 2024 Mar 13;24(1):282. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05246-z.
BACKGROUND: Contemporary undergraduate dental education aims to equip the dental students with clinical competence, empathy, and professionalism to enable them to deliver safe and effective dental care to the communities. The purpose of this study was to assess the self-reported preparedness of final year dental students and interns at three Saudi dental institutions, using the pre-validated Dental Undergraduates Preparedness Assessment Scale (DU-PAS). METHODS: A cross-sectional study design was employed to assess the self-reported preparedness of the participants using the DU-PAS. Following ethics approval, a probability sampling technique was used to recruit undergraduate dental students and interns from three dental institutions in Saudi Arabia. The data was collected online on Google Forms and all participants provided their consent to participate in the study prior to providing their responses to DU-PAS. RESULTS: Responses were received from 397 participants including 171 males and 226 females yielding a response rate of 60.3%. The total mean score of the participants was 81.85 ± 13.11. Although higher scores were reported in males, the interaction between gender and DU-PAS scores were not significant. Interaction between DU-PAS scores and stage of education showed significant effect of the stage of education with interns reporting higher overall scores. The participants reported that they were able to perform most clinical procedures independently. However, low confidence was reported in performing multi-rooted endodontics, fabrication of removable dentures and orthodontic assessment. The participants also expressed their confidence in a wide range of behavioural attributes related to communication, teamworking and professionalism. However, lack of experience was noted in referral for oral cancer, interpreting research, and evaluation of new dental products using an evidence-based approach. CONCLUSION: The study provides useful insights into the self-reported preparedness of undergraduate dental students and interns in three dental institutions. While the overall preparedness of the participants was comparable to their international peers, the findings underscore the need for further enhancements to the teaching and training of undergraduate students particularly in multirooted endodontics, removable prosthodontics and orthodontics.
背景：当代本科牙科教育旨在使牙科学生具备临床能力、同理心和专业精神，使他们能够为社区提供安全有效的牙科护理。本研究的目的是使用经过预先验证的牙科本科生准备情况评估量表（DU-PAS）评估沙特阿拉伯三所牙科机构的应届牙科学生和实习医生的自我报告准备情况。
方法：采用横断面研究设计，使用 DU-PAS 评估参与者的自我报告准备情况。在获得伦理批准后，采用概率抽样技术从沙特阿拉伯的三所牙科机构招募牙科本科生和实习医生。数据通过 Google 表格在线收集，所有参与者在提供 DU-PAS 回复之前均同意参与研究。
结果：共收到 397 名参与者的回复，其中包括 171 名男性和 226 名女性，回复率为 60.3%。参与者的总平均分是 81.85±13.11。尽管男性报告的分数较高，但性别与 DU-PAS 分数之间的相互作用并不显著。DU-PAS 分数与教育阶段之间的相互作用显示出教育阶段的显著影响，实习医生报告的总体分数较高。参与者报告说他们能够独立进行大多数临床操作。然而，他们在进行多根牙髓治疗、可摘义齿制作和正畸评估方面的信心较低。参与者还对与沟通、团队合作和专业精神相关的广泛行为属性表示有信心。然而，他们在口腔癌转诊、解释研究和使用循证方法评估新的牙科产品方面缺乏经验。
结论：该研究提供了有关三所牙科机构本科牙科学生和实习医生自我报告准备情况的有用见解。虽然参与者的整体准备情况与国际同行相当，但研究结果强调需要进一步加强对本科学生的教学和培训，特别是在多根牙髓治疗、可摘义齿修复和正畸方面。
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