Table 1 PRISM results for the total cohort (n = 30) including students from 3rd, 4th and 5th year (each n = 10) at three time points within one week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday). Values are given as mean and standard deviation and represent values in millimetre. Significance level was p < 0.05
From: Pilot study to evaluate a novel measure of self-perceived competencies among dental students
T1 | T2 | T3 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Theoretical knowledge | Whole field of conservative dentistry | 67.6 ± 64.2 | 66.3 ± 64.2 | 70.5 ± 60.5 | 0.12 |
Cariology | 65.8 ± 65.9 | 60.5 ± 57.2 | 66.7 ± 56.5 | 0.50 | |
Endodontology | 87.6 ± 77.9 | 81.1 ± 71.1 | 83.73 ± 67.2 | 0.83 | |
Periodontology | 72.1 ± 78.6 | 59.3 ± 70.6 | 59.7 ± 65.3 | 0.22 | |
Restorative dentistry | 74.5 ± 68.8 | 68.7 ± 62.3 | 71.1 ± 57.2 | 0.59 | |
Prevention | 57.1 ± 70.0 | 47.13 ± 66.7 | 51.9 ± 64.5 | 0.06 | |
Cluster knowledge | - | - | - | 0.45 | |
Practical skills | Whole field of conservative dentistry | 75.0 ± 77.3 | 72.7 ± 64.1 | 73.7 ± 61.2 | 0.99 |
Cariology | 77.03 ± 84.7 | 72.6 ± 71.5 | 69.0 ± 67.9 | 0.39 | |
Endodontology | 107.3 ± 71.0 | 104.1 ± 64.4 | 102.3 ± 59.6 | 0.76 | |
Periodontology | 79.4 ± 83.6 | 73.9 ± 76.5 | 70.9 ± 75.2 | 0.14 | |
Restorative dentistry | 86.8 ± 80.5 | 85.7 ± 74.2 | 81.2 ± 67.9 | 0.40 | |
Prevention | 69.5 ± 89.0 | 58.3 ± 71.2 | 56.9 ± 70.4 | 0.92 | |
Cluster skills | - | - | - | 0.13 | |
Training need | Whole field of conservative dentistry | 89.2 ± 70.3 | 89.1 ± 61.5 | 88.6 ± 66.0 | 0.89 |
Cariology | 91.0 ± 72.1 | 80.2 ± 66.1 | 75.6 ± 64.4 | 0.14 | |
Endodontology | 111.3 ± 69.0 | 109.6 ± 60.0 | 111.4 ± 65.3 | 0.97 | |
Periodontology | 86.6 ± 79.0 | 80.3 ± 74.7 | 81.9 ± 75.4 | 0.55 | |
Restorative dentistry | 100.3 ± 81.0 | 102.2 ± 68.6 | 92.8 ± 67.5 | 0.22 | |
Prevention | 76.6 ± 80.1 | 64.6 ± 76.3 | 60.8 ± 72.7 | 0.06 | |
Cluster training need | - | - | - | 0.23 | |