Hamid Reza Poreslami; Hoda Shamsadini; Hamid Sharifi; Simin Ghanbari Gohari
Volume 12, Issue 2 , August 2015, , Pages 413-418
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Background & Objective: The profession of dentistry necessitates the proficiency of students not only in theoretical knowledge but also in psychomotor skills Many dentistry skills in addition to theoretical courses are taught through practical courses The aim of the present research was to ...
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Background & Objective: The profession of dentistry necessitates the proficiency of students not only in theoretical knowledge but also in psychomotor skills Many dentistry skills in addition to theoretical courses are taught through practical courses The aim of the present research was to investigate the correlation between psychomotor skills and academic scores from theoretical and practical courses among a group of dental students Methods: In this study the psychomotor skills of 33 dental students in their first term in 2010 and before taking any practical courses were evaluated through a practical test After being presented with an image the students were asked to build a sample of that image with a certain type of dough in a determined duration of time and simultaneously Each students work was evaluated separately by professors of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry The mean of the scores given by 6 professors was considered as the psychomotor skill score of the participants After 3 years the scores were compared with those obtained by the same students from theoretical and practical lessons of Endodontics 1 and Restorative Dentistry 1 The partial correlation coefficient was used to determine the correlation between the scores Results: There was a significant correlation between the practical test score and the practical Endodontics (r = 051 P = 0020) and Restorative Dentistry (r = 035 P = 0040) scores However no significant correlation was observed between practical test scores and theoretical Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry scores Conclusion: There is a significant correlation between dental students psychomotor skills and the scores of their practical courses Practical examination at the time of the students entrance into the university or enhancement of their psychomotor skills may improve their work
Hamid Reza Poureslam; Fatemeh Jahanimoghadam; Fatemeh Sadat Sajadi; Elham Farokhgisor; Lily Shafiee; Ali Barkhori
Volume 10, Issue 1 , May 2013, , Pages 36-41
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Background & Objective: Behavior management of preschool children and disabled children is a challenge for dental students and dentists in dental clinics This challenge affects the quality and quantity of the treatment options and in some cases the parents are not satisfied with the treatments This ...
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Background & Objective: Behavior management of preschool children and disabled children is a challenge for dental students and dentists in dental clinics This challenge affects the quality and quantity of the treatment options and in some cases the parents are not satisfied with the treatments This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of dental treatment under sedation and general anesthesia as a novel method in improvement of quality and quantity of education of dental students This was achieved by the evaluation of acceptance and satisfaction of the parents of pediatric patients Methods: In this descriptive and crosssectional study in Kerman School of Dentistry Iran 30 children and adolescents 45 to 16 years of age who had not been admitted to the dental clinics received dental treatments under general anesthesia and by use of nitrous oxide at the department of pediatric dentistry Then the acceptance and satisfaction of their parents were evaluated by a questionnaire The data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software and descriptive statistic methods Results : The data showed more than 80% of the parents were satisfied and believed that their children did not have anxiety in comparison to previous visits (96% of them gave 810 scores) Most treatments were tooth restoration and tooth extraction Conclusion: This procedure as a novel educational method is comfortable for pediatric patients and satisfies their parents so it is recommendable for educational dental clinics