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ArticleDentistry journal2025

Optimizing Preclinical Skill Assessment for Handpiece-Naïve Students: A Strategic Approach.

Reinhard Chun Wang Chau, Szabolcs Felszeghy, Maria F Sittoni-Pino, Santiago Arias-Herrera, Sompop Bencharit, Margrit Maggio, Murat Mutluay, David P Rice, Walter Yu Hang Lam, Sıla Nur Usta and 14 more

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Article in Dentistry journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Beyond the Drill: Can Digital Gadgets Redefine the Future of Dental Education?European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Reinhard Chun Wang ChauFaculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5691-6806
Szabolcs FelszeghyInstitute of Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.
Maria F Sittoni-PinoDepartment of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
Santiago Arias-HerreraDepartment of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9490-1111
Sompop BencharitWorkman School of Dental Medicine, High Point University, High Point, NC 27262, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1209-9362
Margrit MaggioWorkman School of Dental Medicine, High Point University, High Point, NC 27262, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-4029-0622
Murat MutluayHelsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, 00280 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4131-1959
David P RiceHelsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, 00280 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-9301-3078
Walter Yu Hang LamFaculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5530-2645
Sıla Nur UstaGulhane Faculty of Dentistry, University of Health Sciences, Ankara 06018, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-9513-0841
Barry F QuinnSchool of Dentistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8YA, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9058-3849
Jorge TricioFaculty of Health and Dentistry, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago 7620001, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-2364-9828
Masako NagasawaDivision of Bio-Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8514, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4436-2129
Mihaela PanteaFaculty of Dentistry, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2402-8772
Marina ImreFaculty of Dentistry, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Ana Maria Cristina TancuFaculty of Dentistry, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-9973-1759
Amitha RanautaInstitute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK.
Arzu Tezvergil-MutluayInstitute of Dentistry, University of Turku, 20500 Turku, Finland.
Satu KorpisaariInstitute of Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.
Kaisa LeinonenInstitute of Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0009-0008-3368-1179
Mikko LiukkonenInstitute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-4259-4041
Outi S HuhtelaInstitute of Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-1853-3182
Ulf T ÖrtengrenDepartment of Cariology, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Peter LingströmDepartment of Cariology, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMID40863066
PMCPMC12385262

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