Cabanillas-Yllesca Karen Llajaida, Avalos-Baltodano Karla Lucero, León-Manco Roberto A, Garcés-Elías María Claudia, Rojas-Senador Cesar D
Facultad de Estomatología, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
F1000Res. 2025 May 9;13:1307. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.157705.2. eCollection 2024.
Terminal efficiency (TE), the proportion of students completing academic programs within the expected timeframe, is a critical metric for assessing postgraduate health education quality, yet it remains underexplored in Latin American dental specialties. Efficient training is vital for producing competent professionals to meet regional healthcare demands. This study aimed to determine the TE of Peruvian university students in second specialty dental programs at a Peruvian university from 2017 to 2023.
A longitudinal, cross-sectional analysis was conducted using 257 complete records from the university institutional repository. Inclusion criteria encompassed full documentation of admission, academic status, and graduation dates. TE was calculated as the time from document submission to graduation, categorized as ≤1 year or ≥2 years. Statistical analyses included Chi-square tests, non-parametric Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests, Poisson regression, and hierarchical multiple linear regression on log-transformed TE.
Mean TE was 0.93 years (SD=1.22), with 72.37% of students (n=186) completing within ≤1 year. Significant variations were observed by submission year (p=0.001) and specialty (p<0.001), with Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (0.30 years) outperforming Periodontics and Implantology (1.76 years). The submission year was the only significant predictor of mean TE (β=0.144, p<0.001).
Dental programs of a Peruvian university demonstrate robust TE, though specialty-specific and temporal disparities highlight areas for improvement. Targeted interventions, such as streamlined thesis processes and specialty-specific support, could enhance efficiency, informing educational policy in Latin America.
结业效率（TE），即学生在预期时间内完成学术项目的比例，是评估研究生健康教育质量的关键指标，但在拉丁美洲牙科专业领域仍未得到充分研究。高效的培训对于培养能够满足地区医疗保健需求的合格专业人员至关重要。本研究旨在确定2017年至2023年期间秘鲁一所大学牙科第二专业项目中秘鲁大学生的结业效率。
使用来自大学机构知识库的257份完整记录进行纵向横断面分析。纳入标准包括入学、学业状态和毕业日期的完整文件。结业效率计算为从文件提交到毕业的时间，分为≤1年或≥2年。统计分析包括卡方检验、非参数曼-惠特尼U检验和克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯检验、泊松回归以及对对数转换后的结业效率进行分层多元线性回归。
平均结业效率为0.93年（标准差=1.22），72.37%的学生（n=186）在≤1年内完成学业。观察到提交年份（p=0.001）和专业（p<0.001）存在显著差异，口腔颌面放射学专业（0.30年）的表现优于牙周病学和种植学专业（1.76年）。提交年份是平均结业效率的唯一显著预测因素（β=0.144，p<0.001）。
秘鲁一所大学的牙科项目显示出强劲的结业效率，尽管特定专业和时间上的差异突出了需要改进的领域。有针对性的干预措施，如简化论文流程和提供特定专业支持，可以提高效率，为拉丁美洲的教育政策提供参考。
