2024 Volume 40 Issue 3 Pages 135-143
Abstract Currently, various system revisions are underway to realize seamless clinical education. A questionnaire survey was conducted to determine the clinical competencies acquired by trainee dentists in the clinical education program of Niigata University Hospital in comparison with the objectives of the Model Core Curriculum for Dental Education.
103 trainee dentists answered the web-based questionnaire from 2021 to 2023 via Google Forms. The main procedures were selected with reference to the Model Core Curriculum for Dental Education, and responses regarding the degree of completion of treatment were obtained on a 5-point scale from “can do” to “cannot do at all” immediately before completion of clinical training. This survey was conducted on a voluntary basis, and responses were obtained from 90 trainee dentists. The results of the survey were as follows. The majority of the respondents answered “somewhat can do” or “almost cannot do” for most of the set items regarding their condition at the end of clinical training, and more than 25％ answered “cannot do at all” for the experiences of tooth extraction, root canal treatment, and comprehensive community care system. At the end of clinical training, the percentage of respondents who answered “almost cannot do” or less for the same 14 items decreased significantly.
The results of the survey showed that most trainee dentists experienced the procedures described in the Model Core Curriculum for Dental Education during their clinical training, although the degree of experimentation varied, indicating that they improved their clinical skills through their clinical training. The results of the survey provide valuable suggestions for improving the training program at Niigata University Hospital in the future.
