Table 2 Students reported self-confidence before and after clinical internship.
From: Student confidence in clinical competence during dental education
Procedure | Before summer internship (n = 64) | After summer internship (n = 54) | p-value | Not performed the procedure during the internship | Had performed the procedure during the internship | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Mean | responders (n) | Mean | responders (n) | Mean | |||
Perform a tooth extraction | 6.4 | 7.1 | 0.010 | 5 | 4.5 | 48 | 7.4 | 0.018 |
Perform an access preparation on a tooth | 6.6 | 6.5 | 0.839 | 15 | 4.8 | 35 | 7.2 | <0.001 |
Perform a crown preparation | 8.1 | 7.4 | 0.060 | 21 | 7.2 | 14 | 7.7 | 0.583 |
Excavate and place direct restauration | 8.4 | 8.7 | 0.328 | 1 | 9.3 | 53 | 8.7 | – |
Restore a tooth in a young child | 6.2 | 6.7 | 0.181 | 15 | 4.9 | 25 | 7.7 | 0.003 |
Determine the position of the upper canines | 7.9 | 7.4 | 0.189 | 17 | 6.6 | 29 | 7.8 | 0.050 |
Debride a periodontally compromised dentition | 8.3 | 8.2 | 0.866 | 19 | 7.3 | 26 | 8.9 | <0.001 |
Manage acute dental trauma | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.609 | 15 | 4.7 | 34 | 6.9 | 0.005 |
Perform a radiological full mouth survey | 8.6 | 8.5 | 0.967 | 21 | 7.9 | 27 | 8.9 | 0.070 |
Diagnose a patient with TMD | 8.3 | 8.0 | 0.447 | 10 | 7.5 | 40 | 8.1 | 0.409 |
