Perception of Realism and Acquisition of Clinical Skills in Simulated Pediatric Dentistry Scenarios
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Student Sample
2.2. Teacher Sample
2.3. Statistical Methods
3. Results
3.1. Student Evaluation
3.2. Teacher Evaluation
3.3. Comparison between Students and Teachers
3.4. Connection between Students’ Perception of Competence and Realisms Perceived by Students and Teachers
4. Discussion
5. Limitations of the Study
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Perception of Realism (Postscenario) |
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How realistic did you find the dental office? |
How realistic did you find the girl patient manikin? |
How realistic did the mother seem to you? |
How realistic did everything seem to you, overall? |
Perception of clinical competence (Posttest) |
How capable do you feel, at this point, to perform behavioral management of a pediatric patient and their parents, and to diagnose and correctly treat a pulp therapy case in a real pediatric dentistry practice? |
Perceived Realism of the Simulated Office | Perceived Realism of the Mannequin | Perceived Realism of the Simulated Participant | Perceived Global Realism | |||||||||
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Total Number of Scenarios | Media | Standard Deviation | p-Value | Mean | Standard Deviation | p-Value | Mean | Standard Deviation | p-Value | Mean | Standard Deviation | p-Value |
8 | 7.833 | 1.48 | 0.009502 (a) | 6.79 | 2.22 | 0.001456 | 8.99 | 1.28 | 0.7292 (a) | 8.15 | 1.22 | 0.009441 (a) |
Mean | Standard Deviation | p-Value | |
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Perceived realism of the office | 5.81 | 0.43 | 1.54 × 10−32 (a) |
Perceived realism of the mannequin | 4.25 | 0.45 | 1.54 × 10−32 (a) |
Perceived realism of the participant | 7.49 | 1.13 | 1.54 × 10−32 (a) |
Global perceived realism | 6.34 | 0.64 | 1.54 × 10−32 (a) |
Perceived Realism of the Office | Perceived Realism of the Mannequin | Perceived Realism of the Participant | Global Perceived Realism | |||||||||
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Position | Mean | Standard Deviation | p-Value | Mean | Standard Deviation | p-Value | Mean | Standard Deviation | p-Value | Mean | Standard Deviation | p-Value |
Student | 7.83 | 1.48 | 0.0001797 (a) | 6.79 | 2.22 | 0.001181 (a) | 8.99 | 1.28 | 0.001857 (a) | 8.15 | 1.22 | 0.0001889 (a) |
Teacher | 5.81 | 0.453 | 0.0001797 (a) | 4.25 | 0.454 | 0.001181 (a) | 7.49 | 1.13 | 0.001857 (a) | 6.34 | 0.641 | 0.0001889 (a) |
95% CI for Student-Faculty Variance Difference | ||||
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Perceived Realism of the Office | Perceived Realism of the Mannequin | Perceived Realism of the Participant | Global Perceived Realism | |
Punctuation | 2.020833 | 2.535724 | 1.499978 | 1.810373 |
95% IC | [1.579782, 2.461884] | [2.005260, 3.066188] | [0.5415388, 2.4584174] | [1.251806, 2.368940] |
Realism Measured by Students | Realism Measured by the Faculty | |||
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Spearman’s Correlation | p-Value | Spearman’s Correlation | p-Value | |
Student’s perception of clinical competence | 0.26 | 0.00576 (a) | −0.1571209 | 0.09502 (a) |
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Bartolomé Villar, B.; Real Benlloch, I.; De la Hoz Calvo, A.; Coro-Montanet, G. Perception of Realism and Acquisition of Clinical Skills in Simulated Pediatric Dentistry Scenarios. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 11387. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811387
Bartolomé Villar B, Real Benlloch I, De la Hoz Calvo A, Coro-Montanet G. Perception of Realism and Acquisition of Clinical Skills in Simulated Pediatric Dentistry Scenarios. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(18):11387. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811387
Chicago/Turabian StyleBartolomé Villar, Begoña, Irene Real Benlloch, Ana De la Hoz Calvo, and Gleyvis Coro-Montanet. 2022. "Perception of Realism and Acquisition of Clinical Skills in Simulated Pediatric Dentistry Scenarios" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 18: 11387. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811387