Assessment of suturing and scaling skills of periodontology and oral medicine residents by OSATS method: a pilot study

Table 3 Comparison of residents’ scores in the basis of Major

Assessment Tool	Skills	Rater’s code	Major	Mean score ± SD	p-value
	Simple suture	1	Perio	32.7 ± 2.2	0.051
		1	Med	29.3 ± 1.1	0.051
		2	Perio	33.7 ± 1.0	0.029*
		2	Med	29.7 ± 3.5	0.029*
GRS	Figure 8 suture	1	Perio	31.1 ± 2.5	0.042*
		1	Med	27.3 ± 1.1	0.042*
		2	Perio	30.6 ± 1.9	0.323
		2	Med	29.3 ± 1.1
	Scaling	1	Perio	26.7 ± 3.0	0.583
		1	Med	23.3 ± 2.3	0.583
		2	Perio	28.0 ± 2.5	2.08
		2	Med	23.3 + 1.1	2.08
	Simple suture	1	Perio	35.3 ± 3.0	0.007*
		1	Med	28.0 ± 2.0	0.007*
		2	Perio	35.0 ± 4.5	0.118
		2	Med	30.0 ± 2.0	0.118
CHECKLIST	Figure 8 suture	1	Perio	33.7 ± 2.6	0.000*
		1	Med	23.3 ± 1.1	0.000*
		2	Perio	33.2 ± 2.0	0.000*
		2	Med	22.7 ± 1.1	0.000*
	Scaling	1	Perio	31.8 ± 2.1	0.051
		1	Med	28.7 ± 1.1
		2	Perio	32.5 ± 1.6	0.002*
		2	Med	27.3 ± 1.1

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