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Self-Assessment of OSCE-OSPE and Phantom Laboratory Students' Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Endodontics Clinic: A Survey Study
Abstract
Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic and treatment approaches of students who received endodontic practical training in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)-Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) and phantom laboratory in the endodontics clinic.
Materials and Methods: The study included 100 dental students from xxx Faculty of Dentistry who had received training in OSCE-OSPE and the phantom laboratory. In our survey study, which included two groups of questions covering 14 questions on diagnosis and treatment, the effects of preclinical education on the ability to diagnose and treat patients in endodontic clinical practice were evaluated. The One-Sample Chi-Square test was used for data analysis (p<0.05).
Results: When evaluating students' responses regarding diagnosis, 96% of the students stated that intraoral examination provided sufficient contribution to diagnosis. When evaluating students' responses regarding treatment, 64% of the students had difficulty in obtaining a sufficient field of view.
Conclusions: In order to make OSPE-OSCE and phantom laboratories more efficient, students' opinions about the courses should be evaluated, and updates should be made accordingly.
Keywords
- Endodontic Diagnosis
- Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
- Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE)
Ethical Statement
This survey study was approved by the xxxxxx University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (2025/50).
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Endodontics
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
August 26, 2025
Publication Date
August 29, 2025
Submission Date
June 20, 2025
Acceptance Date
July 22, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 5 Number: 2
APA
Dinger, E., Ateş, M. O., & Sivas Yılmaz, Ö. (2025). Self-Assessment of OSCE-OSPE and Phantom Laboratory Students’ Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Endodontics Clinic: A Survey Study. HRU International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Research, 5(2), 86-93. https://doi.org/10.61139/ijdor.1723425
AMA
1.Dinger E, Ateş MO, Sivas Yılmaz Ö. Self-Assessment of OSCE-OSPE and Phantom Laboratory Students’ Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Endodontics Clinic: A Survey Study. HRU Int J Dent Oral Res. 2025;5(2):86-93. doi:10.61139/ijdor.1723425
Chicago
Dinger, Esma, Melis Oya Ateş, and Özlem Sivas Yılmaz. 2025. “Self-Assessment of OSCE-OSPE and Phantom Laboratory Students’ Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Endodontics Clinic: A Survey Study”. HRU International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Research 5 (2): 86-93. https://doi.org/10.61139/ijdor.1723425.
EndNote
Dinger E, Ateş MO, Sivas Yılmaz Ö (August 1, 2025) Self-Assessment of OSCE-OSPE and Phantom Laboratory Students’ Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Endodontics Clinic: A Survey Study. HRU International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Research 5 2 86–93.
IEEE
[1]E. Dinger, M. O. Ateş, and Ö. Sivas Yılmaz, “Self-Assessment of OSCE-OSPE and Phantom Laboratory Students’ Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Endodontics Clinic: A Survey Study”, HRU Int J Dent Oral Res, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 86–93, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.61139/ijdor.1723425.
ISNAD
Dinger, Esma - Ateş, Melis Oya - Sivas Yılmaz, Özlem. “Self-Assessment of OSCE-OSPE and Phantom Laboratory Students’ Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Endodontics Clinic: A Survey Study”. HRU International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Research 5/2 (August 1, 2025): 86-93. https://doi.org/10.61139/ijdor.1723425.
JAMA
1.Dinger E, Ateş MO, Sivas Yılmaz Ö. Self-Assessment of OSCE-OSPE and Phantom Laboratory Students’ Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Endodontics Clinic: A Survey Study. HRU Int J Dent Oral Res. 2025;5:86–93.
MLA
Dinger, Esma, et al. “Self-Assessment of OSCE-OSPE and Phantom Laboratory Students’ Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Endodontics Clinic: A Survey Study”. HRU International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Research, vol. 5, no. 2, Aug. 2025, pp. 86-93, doi:10.61139/ijdor.1723425.
Vancouver
1.Esma Dinger, Melis Oya Ateş, Özlem Sivas Yılmaz. Self-Assessment of OSCE-OSPE and Phantom Laboratory Students’ Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Endodontics Clinic: A Survey Study. HRU Int J Dent Oral Res. 2025 Aug. 1;5(2):86-93. doi:10.61139/ijdor.1723425