Table 1 Concordance between the students’ performance and the reference standard and over- and underestimation of answers discordant with the reference.

From: Knowledge of undergraduate dental students regarding management of caries lesions

Variable

 

Centre 1

Centre 2

 

(6th semester)

(7th semester)

ICCMS combined code

All-over concordance

48.4%

67.9%

Underestimation

73.0%

51.0%

Overestimation

27.0%

49.0%

p value*

<0.001

0.998

Caries risk

All-over concordance

51.3%

57.9%

Underestimation

80.0%

92.0%

Overestimation

20.0%

8.0%

p value*

<0.001

<0.001

Treatment option

All-over concordance

40.7%

67.5%

Underestimation

84.0%

77.0%

Overestimation

16.0%

23.0%

p value*

<0.001

<0.001

  1. *p values refer to the difference between under- and overestimation.
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