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Abstract
Purpose: Light-curing plays a vital role in various dental procedures across specialties; however, previous studies have revealed significant gaps in knowledge and practice, highlighting the necessity for focused educational interventions to enhance skills and confidence in this area.
Aim: To evaluate the confidence, knowledge, clinical practice skills, and performance of dental residents from different specialties before and after an educational intervention on light-curing.
Methods: Forty-nine residents from restorative, pediatric, and orthodontic departments were invited to partake in this light-curing training, conducted over three sessions. (i) Pre-assessment surveys regarding satisfaction, confidence, knowledge, and clinical practice were collected, along with pre-assessment light-curing measurements of the irradiance and radiant exposure values delivered to simulated restorations using a patient simulator (MARC-PS, Bluelight). (ii) An interactive lecture. (iii) Post-assessment light-curing followed by post-surveys. Statistical analysis utilized the Wilcoxon signed-rank test (p < 0.05).
Results: The response rate was 83% (n = 34). The median irradiance and radiant exposure values were recorded as 1234-1263 mW/cm2, 12.5-12.8 J/cm2, and 1258-1441 mW/cm2, 12.7-14.5 J/cm2 before and after the educational intervention, respectively. Significant improvements in knowledge were observed among restorative and pediatric residents (p < 0.05). The clinical practice skills of residents from all three disciplines showed improvement following the intervention (p < 0.05). Restorative residents generally outperformed the others. Significant correlations were identified between satisfaction with past learning, self-confidence in learning, and light-curing performance (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Incorporating comprehensive light-curing training into graduate dental curricula across specialties is recommended for enhancing resident performance and confidence through targeted educational strategies.
期刊介绍：
The Journal of Dental Education (JDE) is a peer-reviewed monthly journal that publishes a wide variety of educational and scientific research in dental, allied dental and advanced dental education. Published continuously by the American Dental Education Association since 1936 and internationally recognized as the premier journal for academic dentistry, the JDE publishes articles on such topics as curriculum reform, education research methods, innovative educational and assessment methodologies, faculty development, community-based dental education, student recruitment and admissions, professional and educational ethics, dental education around the world and systematic reviews of educational interest. The JDE is one of the top scholarly journals publishing the most important work in oral health education today; it celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2016.
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