Journal of Multidisciplinary Dental Research
DOI: 10.38138/JMDR/v7i1.3
Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-36
Original Article
Indika Priyanthi Thilakumara ✉ 1, Nirmani Batuwantudawa 2, Sachith Abeysundara 3, Parakrama Wijekoon 4, Manil Christopher Nishan Fonseka 5, Aruna Wimalarathna 6, Vajira Jayasinghe 7, Rasika Manori Jayasinghe 1
Received Date:30 April 2021, Accepted Date:31 May 2021, Published Date:24 June 2021
Objective: To assess the perception and the performance of dental students on clinical component of the final year examination held during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Final year dental undergraduates (n=86) in year 2014 participated in the study. A pre tested, self-administered questionnaire (online Google form) was used to assess their preparedness and perception regarding changed clinical set up. Percentage marks obtained for each component was used to assess their performance during pre COVID and COVID times. Results: The mean scores for knowledge, attitude and fear were 82%, 94% and 77% respectively. There was no significance in the perception regarding the clinical set up for prosthetic dentistry (p= 0.317) and restorative dentistry (p=0.384) when pre and during COVID-19 groups were compared. However, a statistically significant difference was observed for oral surgery component (p=0.005) for the same. There was no significant correlation between the perception scores and the students’ performance for all three clinical components. (Spearman r ≈ 0.000, p-value = 0.998). Similarly, no significant correlation was found between actual performance and the statements ‘they could have performed better’; ‘needed more time’ (Spearman r ≈ 0.057, p-value = 0.742) (spearman r ≈ -0.023, p-value = 0.778) were considered. Conclusion: These results suggest students’ knowledge and attitude regarding preparedness for clinical examination during COVID-19 is satisfactory. Students’ performance is not significantly affected by their perception or subjective opinion in all three clinical components.
Keywords
Assessments, COVID-19, Dental education, Perception, Student performance
© 2021 Published by International Dental Educationists’ Association (IDEA). This is an open-access article under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Indika Priyanthi Thilakumara, Nirmani Batuwantudawa, Sachith Abeysundara, Parakrama Wijekoon, Manil Christopher Nishan Fonseka, Aruna Wimalarathna, Vajira Jayasinghe, Rasika Manori Jayasinghe. Dental students’ perception and performance in final year undergraduate clinical examination during COVID-19. J Multi Dent Res. 2021;7(1):29–36. https://doi.org/10.38138/JMDR/v7i1.3
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