The impact of the use of magnifying dental loupes on the performance of undergraduate dental students undertaking simulated dental procedures

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Braga, Tiago
Robb, Nigel
Love, Robert Matthew
Amaral, Rodrigo Rodrigues
Rodrigues, Vandilson Pinheiro
de Camargo, Jose Mauricio Paradella
Duarte, Marco Antonio Hungaro
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2020
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Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the use of magnification (2.5x dental loupes) for third-year dental students in simulated endodontics and fixed prosthodontics assessments compared to those using no magnification. Methods: Upon institutional review board exemption, third-year dental students were assessed during endodontics and fixed prosthodontics exams in the simulation laboratory. The endodontic group (n = 93) consisted of students who made an endodontic access preparation on a plastic lower left first molar (Nissan). The prosthodontic group (n = 86) consisted of students who made porcelain fused to metal preparation (PFM) on a plastic lower right first molar mounted on an acrylic lower jaw model (Columbia Dentoform). The impact of the use of dental loupes was evaluated. Assessment of the tasks was undertaken by experts-calibrated, blinded examiners-using a standardized marking rubric for each task. The statistical analysis included Chi-square test, one-way ANOVA, and Logistic regression. The level of significance adopted was 5%. Results: Students' preparations using magnification were better compared with those without magnification. Students using magnification had a significantly higher pass rate than those not using magnification in both endodontic and prosthodontic groups (P < 0.05). Conclusions: In conclusion, third-year dental students who used loupes in the endodontics and prosthodontics simulation laboratory had significantly higher scores at the assessments.

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Journal of Dental Education

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Dentistry

Curriculum and pedagogy

endodontics

fixed prosthodontics

magnifying dental loupes

simulation laboratory

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Braga, T; Robb, N; Love, RM; Amaral, RR; Rodrigues, VP; de Camargo, JMP; Duarte, MAH, The impact of the use of magnifying dental loupes on the performance of undergraduate dental students undertaking simulated dental procedures., Journal of Dental Education, 2020

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