Using Dental Students’ Preclinical Performance as an Indicator of Clinical Success

• Published in: Journal of dental education Vol. 78; no. 6; pp. 823 - 828
• Main Authors: Velayo, Bianca C., Stark, Paul C., Eisen, Steven E., Kugel, Gerard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Dental Education Association 01.06.2014
• Subjects: Clinical Competence; Crowns - classification; curriculum; Dental Cavity Preparation - classification; dental education; Dental Restoration, Permanent - classification; Dental Restoration, Temporary - classification; Dentistry; Dentistry, Operative - education; Education, Dental; Educational Measurement - methods; Forecasting; Humans; Motor Skills - physiology; Prosthodontics - education; Retrospective Studies; student assessment; Students, Dental; dental education; student assessment; curriculum; clinical competence

The purpose of this study was to evaluate part of one dental school's predoctoral curriculum by investigating correlations between students’ final grades in two preclinical courses and their performance in the related clinical courses. The sample consisted of 301 students at Tufts University Sc...