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Influence of a major pre‐clinical programme restructure on undergraduate student fixed prosthodontics clinical unit completions
Author(s) -
Dudley James
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
european journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1600-0579
pISSN - 1396-5883
DOI - 10.1111/eje.12791
Subject(s) - fixed prosthodontics , prosthodontics , restructuring , session (web analytics) , significant difference , medicine , clinical practice , dentistry , test (biology) , psychology , medical education , physical therapy , orthodontics , computer science , world wide web , economics , biology , paleontology , finance
Abstract Introduction Research is limited in measuring the effectiveness of pre‐clinical programmes in preparing students for fixed prosthodontics clinical practice. The aim of this retrospectively study was to assess the influence of a major pre‐clinical programme restructure on undergraduate student fixed prosthodontics clinical unit completions. Materials and Methods The fixed prosthodontics treatment registers from 2011 to 2020 were reviewed, and units completed per student (UCS) and units completed per student per session (UCSS) were calculated in the years before (2011–2013) and after (2014–2020) a major pre‐clinical programme restructure (PR). Data were summarised in Microsoft Excel software (version 2016), and Student's t ‐test and paired t ‐tests were performed to determine the significance of difference in UCS and UCSS in the years before and after the PR. Results There was a significant difference in the UCS ( p < .05) and UCSS ( p < .01) in the years before and after the PR. The average UCS in the years before the PR was 2.20 units compared with 3.86 units after the PR, an increase of 75% per student. The average UCSS in the years before the PR was 0.15 units compared with 0.28 units after the PR, an increase of 87% per session. Conclusion The fixed prosthodontics pre‐clinical programme restructure resulted in statistically significantly increased student clinical unit completions.