4 ve 5. Sınıf Diş Hekimliği Öğrencilerinin Protetik Diş Tedavisi Klinik Stajı Deneyimlerinin Değerlendirilmesi: Kesitsel Araştırma

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the prosthodontic internship experiences of 4th and 5th grade dentistry students in terms of clinical procedures and patient-physician relationships. Material and Methods: A questionnaire consisting of a total of 26 closed and open-ended questions was created through Google Forms and shared with students' representatives of each grade. It included 5-point Likert scale to allow dentistry students to evaluate prosthodontic treatment procedures. A total of 143 dentistry students were included in the study. The data were statistically analyzed using the Pearson chi-square test and the Bonferroni-corrected Z-test. Results: Of the dentistry students, 58% were 4th graders, 42% were 5th graders, 63.6% reported to consider themselves sufficient when planning treatment, 50.4% reported to spend around 30 min-1 hour for a tooth preparation, 56.8% reported border moulding as the most challenging complete denture clinical procedure, and 77.5% reported to feel strongly responsible for patients whom they treat. In addition, there was no statistically significant difference between the students' perceptions of whether the treatment they applied was ideal according to their grades (p=0.089). Conclusion: In general, dentistry students have the most difficulty in tooth preparation among fixed prosthesis clinical procedures and in border molding among total prosthesis clinical procedures. The 5th graders were more successful than the 4th graders in some clinical procedures that required correct use of time and dexterity.