Undergraduate Confidence When Undertaking Root Canal Treatment and Their Perception of the Quality of Their Endodontic Education
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Aim
- To investigate the confidence of undergraduate dental students at the University of Bristol when carrying out RCT and their perception of the quality of endodontic education.
3. Objectives
- To explore the confidence levels of undergraduate dental students when performing root canal treatment;
- To investigate the amount of experience dental students have in the number of root canal treatments undertaken;
- To explore the confidence of dental students when carrying out anterior versus posterior root canal treatment;
- To explore students’ perception of endodontic teaching within Bristol Dental School;
- To investigate how dental students think endodontic education could be improved.
4. Methods
5. Results
5.1. Endodontic Experience of Completing RCT
5.2. Overall Confidence in Completing Root Canal Treatment in a Clinical Setting
5.3. Perception of Confidence When Performing Different Stages of Root Canal Treatment
5.4. Perception of the Quality of Endodontic Education and How It Can Be Improved
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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How Confident Do You Feel at Performing Uncomplicated Root Canal Treatment on an Anterior Tooth in a Clinical Setting? | Number of Students in Year Group | Total | |||
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Year-3 | Year-4 | Year-5 | |||
confident in performing anterior RCT | 1 not confident at all | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
5 confident | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |
6 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 22 | |
7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | |
8 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 25 | |
9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
10 extremely confident | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 45 | 43 | 32 | 120 |
How Confident Do You Feel at Performing Uncomplicated Root Canal Treatment on a Posterior Tooth in a Clinical Setting? | Number of Students in Year Group | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | |||
posterior RCT confidence | 1 not confident at all | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
5 confident | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 25 | |
7 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
10 extremely confident | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 45 | 43 | 32 | 120 |
QUESTION | Mode Values of Confidence | Significance (p Value) | |||||
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How Confident Do You Feel: | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Comparing Year 3 and Year 4 | Comparing Year 3 and Year 5 | Comparing Year 4 and Year 5 | Overall p Value |
In determining the restorability of a tooth which is endodontically involved? | 5 | 6 | 8 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.230 | <0.01 |
At knowing when to refer patients for more complicated endodontic treatment that is beyond your capabilities? | 6 | 6 | 6 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.524 | <0.01 |
In understanding and appropriately managing the risks associated with uncomplicated non-surgical root canal treatment? | 4 | 7 | 6 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.423 | <0.01 |
At assessing the quality of a root filling post-operatively? | 6 | 7 | 8 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.567 | <0.01 |
At providing analgesia to allow you to carry out root canal treatment isolating the tooth? | 8 | 9 | 10 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.098 | <0.01 |
At isolating the tooth? | 7 | 9 | 9 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.409 | <0.01 |
At preparing the access cavity? | 7 | 8 | 8 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.088 | <0.01 |
Determining the working length of a canal? | 7 | 7 | 8 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.062 | <0.01 |
Cleaning and shaping the root canal system? | 5 | 7 | 8 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Selecting the appropriate irrigant and irrigating the root canal system? | 7 | 8 | 8 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.216 | <0.01 |
Placing an inter-appointment dressing? | 7 | 7 | 10 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Filling the root canal system? | 7 | 6 | 8 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.023 | <0.01 |
Taking pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative radiographs? | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0.835 | 0.038 | 0.068 | 0.035 |
Interpreting pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative radiographs? | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0.129 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Giving post-operative instructions to patients? | 6 | 6 | 8 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Determining the correct recall period for a patient? | 8 | 7 | 9 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Knowing how to restore a tooth following root canal treatment? | 6 | 7 | 9 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Knowing when a post is required to be placed in a root canal to allow tooth restoration? | 1 | 6 | 9 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Knowing how to place a post in a root canal and using it to retain a restoration? | 1 | 5 | 8 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
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Puryer, J.; Amin, S.; Turner, M. Undergraduate Confidence When Undertaking Root Canal Treatment and Their Perception of the Quality of Their Endodontic Education. Dent. J. 2017, 5, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj5010001
Puryer J, Amin S, Turner M. Undergraduate Confidence When Undertaking Root Canal Treatment and Their Perception of the Quality of Their Endodontic Education. Dentistry Journal. 2017; 5(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj5010001
Chicago/Turabian StylePuryer, James, Salisha Amin, and Maxwell Turner. 2017. "Undergraduate Confidence When Undertaking Root Canal Treatment and Their Perception of the Quality of Their Endodontic Education" Dentistry Journal 5, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj5010001