Conference abstract
Management of challenging endodontics by undergraduates
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2022:13(24).03
Feb 2022.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2022.13.24.884
Archived on: 03 Feb 2022
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Keywords: Endodontics, management, students, treatment
Oral presentation
Management of challenging endodontics by undergraduates
Shakirat Olaide Gbadebo1,&, Amidu Omotayo Sulaiman1
1Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: the study was aimed at understanding the level of confidence of final year undergraduates of a named dental school in managing challenging cases and complications that may arise during endodontic procedures.
Methods: a cross sectional study that employed self-administered questionnaire. Information collected included socio-demographic data, satisfaction with required number of endodontic procedures before graduation and confidence in carrying out endodontics on some challenging cases. Confidences of the students were measured using a 5-point Likert scale. The data was analysed using SPSS Version 20. Frequencies and means were used for continuous variables. Level of significance was set at ≤ 0.05.
Results: thirty-five (18 males and 17 females) final year undergraduates with mean age of 25.2 years ± 2.8 SD participated in the study. Only 9 (25.7%) participants were not satisfied with the requirement to be met before graduation and major reason was inadequate number of patients (44.4%). The majority (over 70%) of the participants had little or no confidence in most of the challenging cases such as inter appointment flare up, broken instrument etc. It is only in management of fractured anterior teeth that the majority (over 70%) of participants claimed confidence.
Conclusion: undergraduate students expressed very low confidence in handling challenging endodontics since majority of these cases are referred to post graduate students, while we impart more theoretical information to undergraduates. It is however pertinent the undergraduates should be prepared adequately enough to handle challenging cases to improve their confidence as dentists.
Management of challenging endodontics by undergraduates
Shakirat Olaide Gbadebo1,&, Amidu Omotayo Sulaiman1
1Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
&Corresponding author
Introduction: the study was aimed at understanding the level of confidence of final year undergraduates of a named dental school in managing challenging cases and complications that may arise during endodontic procedures.
Methods: a cross sectional study that employed self-administered questionnaire. Information collected included socio-demographic data, satisfaction with required number of endodontic procedures before graduation and confidence in carrying out endodontics on some challenging cases. Confidences of the students were measured using a 5-point Likert scale. The data was analysed using SPSS Version 20. Frequencies and means were used for continuous variables. Level of significance was set at ≤ 0.05.
Results: thirty-five (18 males and 17 females) final year undergraduates with mean age of 25.2 years ± 2.8 SD participated in the study. Only 9 (25.7%) participants were not satisfied with the requirement to be met before graduation and major reason was inadequate number of patients (44.4%). The majority (over 70%) of the participants had little or no confidence in most of the challenging cases such as inter appointment flare up, broken instrument etc. It is only in management of fractured anterior teeth that the majority (over 70%) of participants claimed confidence.
Conclusion: undergraduate students expressed very low confidence in handling challenging endodontics since majority of these cases are referred to post graduate students, while we impart more theoretical information to undergraduates. It is however pertinent the undergraduates should be prepared adequately enough to handle challenging cases to improve their confidence as dentists.
