Table 3 Average operating skills scores of all the participating schools at each station of the 2nd and 3rd Cups

1

G. V. Black class II cavity preparation

72.49 ± 5.12

73.03 ± 7.39

-0.281 (0.780)

Access cavity preparation

Rubber dam isolation

2

Subgingival scaling

89.28 ± 1.97

86.64 ± 2.40

3.997 (0.000)*

Periodontal suture

3

Head bandaging

79.18 ± 5.35

79.10 ± 7.30

0.041 (0.967)

Surgical suture

4

Dental impression

81.33 ± 3.59

78.81 ± 3.65

2.3293 (0.025)*

Ceramic crown preparation

Porcelain veneer preparation

5

Tooth carving

79.19 ± 4.93

60.22 ± 5.08

12.661 (0.000)*

Tooth molding

6

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

83.56 ± 5.21

86.47 ± 5.09

-1.890 (0.066)

Blood pressure (BP) measurement