Annals and Essences of Dentistry
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ISSN: 0975-8798, 0976-156X
ISSN: 0975-8798, 0976-156X
Department of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Research Article
Effect of Taking Theoretical Tests before Practical Dental Carving Class Sessions on Dental Students? Learning of Manual Tooth Carving Skills: A Preliminary Single-Blind Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial
Author(s): Orkideh Radmehr, Salmeh Kalbassi and Maziar Khatami*
Purpose: No previous studies have assessed the effect of taking theoretical quizzes before teaching the practical skills on manual dexterity and practical dental anatomy (or any other clinical skills). Therefore, this study was conducted for the first time.
Methods: This single-blind randomized clinical trial of crossover nature was performed on 66 subjects. Thirty-three dental students studying at fourth semester were enrolled. Each of them acted as both experimental and control subjects, due to the crossover design (n=66, 33+33). The control group included students who did not give theoretical tests. The experimental group were informed that they would give theoretical tests every week in a particular day. Each theoretical quiz included four questions from taught materials regarding hints of practical dental morphology. Both groups gave mi.. View More»