Evaluation of manual dexterity when using a mirror of dental students and academicians with increasing professional experience

IF 1.7 4区教育学 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

European Journal of Dental Education Pub Date : 2023-11-07 DOI:10.1111/eje.12965

Yasin Aykut Yıldırım, Zehra Süsgün Yıldırım, Nevin Ergun

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Abstract

Introduction

To evaluate the manual dexterity of dentistry students and academicians when using a mirror according to increasing professional experience.

Materials and Methods

The study included 72 subjects, grouped according to professional experience 5th year dentistry students (DS) accepted as no experience—academicians with 1–4 years experience (A5L)—academicians with ≥5 years experience (A5M). Direct and indirect visualisation using the mirror was evaluated with the completion times of the O'Connor Finger Dexterity Test.

Results

The hand grip strength values of both left and right hand were found to be statistically significantly higher in all the males than in the females (p < .05). The indirect test times (ITT) using the mirror were significantly longer for males than for females (p = .001), and no significant difference was determined between the genders in the direct test times (DTT) (p > .05). For all the study participants, DTT shortened as professional experience increased (p < .05). In addition, the mean values of both DTT (p = .031) and ITT (p = .028) in the DS group were statistically significantly longer than the A5M group.

Conclusion

With increasing professional experience, manual dexterity was determined to increase, and females were found to be more successful in the direct manual dexterity tests independently of the groups. The statistical significance between the DS and A5M groups, especially in the hand dexterity test with a mirror, shows the importance of experience. The study results demonstrated that professional manual dexterity in dentistry can be developed with increasing practical application.

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牙科学生和专业经验不断丰富的院士使用镜子时的手巧度评估。

引言：根据不断增长的专业经验，评估牙科学生和院士在使用镜子时的手巧程度。材料和方法：该研究包括72名受试者，根据专业经验分组，5年级牙科学生（DS）被认为是没有经验的院士，1-4名年经验（A5L）-≥5名院士年经验（A5M）。结果：所有男性的左手和右手握力值均显著高于女性（p .05）。对于所有的研究参与者来说，DTT随着专业经验的增加而缩短（p 结论：随着专业经验的增加，手的灵活性决心提高，女性在独立于各组的直接手的灵活性测试中更成功。DS组和A5M组之间的统计学显著性，特别是在有镜子的手灵活性测试中，表明了经验的重要性。研究结果表明，随着实际应用的增加，牙科专业技能可以得到发展。

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来源期刊

European Journal of Dental Education 医学-学科教育

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

16.70%

发文量

127

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The aim of the European Journal of Dental Education is to publish original topical and review articles of the highest quality in the field of Dental Education. The Journal seeks to disseminate widely the latest information on curriculum development teaching methodologies assessment techniques and quality assurance in the fields of dental undergraduate and postgraduate education and dental auxiliary personnel training. The scope includes the dental educational aspects of the basic medical sciences the behavioural sciences the interface with medical education information technology and distance learning and educational audit. Papers embodying the results of high-quality educational research of relevance to dentistry are particularly encouraged as are evidence-based reports of novel and established educational programmes and their outcomes.