ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2021
Practice with confidence: Analyzing confidence level of final year dental students from four Saudi dental colleges in Riyadh.
Article in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- The Impact of Restructuring Dentistry Studies on Student Stress and Satisfaction Regarding the Curriculum and Educational Methods.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026Article
- An Assessment of Undergraduate Students' Confidence Level in Performing Endodontic Procedures.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- Self-assessed preparedness of final-year dental students and dental interns in Poland: a multi-institutional study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Impact of Preclinical and Clinical Exposure to the Pediatric Pulpotomy Procedure on Confidence Among Senior Dental Students: An Analytical Survey Study.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2025Article
- Knowledge, Practice and Self-Reported Confidence Level of Croatian Dentists in the Use of Local Anesthesia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Self-Perceived Preparedness of KFU Dental Graduates to Practice Dentistry: A Cross-Sectional Study.Advances in medical education and practice · 2023Article
- Self-Perceived Confidence and Clinical Preparedness in Restorative Dentistry Among Undergraduate Dental Students.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the confidence level of final year dental students in Riyadh. MATERIALS: Cross-sectional study was conducted at four dental colleges in Riyadh (N = 312, 220 and 70,5% responded). Oneway ANOVA and post hoc Tukey-Kramer was used.
resultsThe greatest self-reported confidence scores were for pit fissure sealent (4.6(0.7)). Whereas, students reported least confidence in conducting surgical extractions (2.7 (1.2)). Females were found more confident in conducting preventive resin restorations, oral hygiene instructions, and rubber dam placement as compared to male who were more confident in surgical extraction, copy dentures, veneer preparation and managing orthodontic emergencies.
conclusionAll students were confident in performing essential dental procedures however higher confidence was observed in performing simple procedures compared to more complex ones.
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