Abstract
Background
Undergraduate students at the University Dental Hospital of Manchester (UDHM) receive paediatric clinical teaching in 10 outreach placements or in a consultant-led hospital setting. The outreach clinics are an integrated part of the students’ experience, allowing them to see a wide variety of paediatric case mix in the primary care setting. The UDHM assumes that students receive similar paediatric experience in all of the clinical settings.
Aims/objectives
To assess if any difference exists in self-reported confidence between those that receive their clinical teaching in an outreach setting or the consultant-led unit.
Materials and Methods
of the students in 4th and 5th year received a questionnaire. Except for the demographic data, the students were expected to report their confidence in performing 15 key paediatric skills using a 10-point Likert scale. Data analysis was conducted with SPSS (Version 24)
Results
A total number of 123 students returned the questionnaire. 86% of the clinical teaching was provided in outreach. In general, both 4th and 5th year students felt confident in preventative dentistry (Likert >5). Confidence in clinical skills increased from 4th-5th year. However, students still reported lack of confidence (<5) in pulp therapy, pre-formed metal crowns and primary extractions. ANOVA and Tukey-Test results are presented to compare between the outreach and consultant-led units.
Conclusion
This investigation provides insight into the effect of the clinical setting in developing self-confidence and highlights the most common areas that students lack confidence.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 23 Aug 2017 |
Event | Association of Dental Education in Europe - Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania Duration: 23 Aug 2017 → 25 Aug 2017 http://www.adee.org/meetings/vilnius2017/ |
Conference
Conference | Association of Dental Education in Europe |
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Abbreviated title | ADEE |
Country/Territory | Lithuania |
City | Vilnius |
Period | 23/08/17 → 25/08/17 |
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