Assessment of Perceived Competency of Interns toward Dental Practice.

J Pharm Bioallied Sci

Professor HOD, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, KIMS Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Published: November 2021

Background: Many academic institutions have been cheering lecturers to execute flipped learning methodologies. The present study determined perceived competency of dental interns toward dental practice among various dental colleges.

Materials And Methods: A total of 138 interns of dental college were provided with self-administered questionnaire with close-ended questions. All were instructed to read it and submit it.

Results: Out of 138 subjects, there were 78 males and 60 females. The mean value for general patient management was 3.12 and 3.0 in males and females, periodontology and dental public health was 2.54 and 2.65, conservative dentistry was 2.70 and 2.82, oral rehabilitation was 2.32 and 2.30, orthodontics was 2.10 and 2.28, management of children and special needs patients was 2.52 and 2.64, oral and maxillofacial surgery was 2.49 and 2.42, and drug and emergency management was 2.62 and 2.60, respectively.

Conclusion: Dental interns were well prepared toward dental practice.

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