E4D Compare Adapted to Evaluate Pulpal Access Cavity Preparation in the D2 Preclinical Endodontics Course: Educational Randomized Controlled Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
- Enrollment
- 59
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Self-assessment - traditional method vs traditional method plus 3D software method
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Based on pilot study's promising results, we decided to further investigate the impact of adapting Planmeca Romexis Compare software to evaluate pulpal access preparations on second-year dental students' technical performance, self-evaluation skills and opinions. No educational records, grades, coursework, or any other assignments that are completed as part of the regular class will be analyzed as part of this study.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Second-year dental students enrolled in DDDS 719 Integrated Practice of Dentistry Lab II during 2022-2023 at Texas A&M School of Dentistry
- •Students who have completed fixed prosthodontics preclinical course
- •Students attending the endodontics preclinical course.
Exclusion Criteria
- •First, third and fourth-year dental students at Texas A&M School of Dentistry
- •Second-year dental students NOT enrolled in DDDS 719 Integrated Practice of Dentistry Lab II during 2022-2023 at Texas A&M School of Dentistry
- •Students who are not interested in participating.
Arms & Interventions
Traditional teaching method
Participants will be exposed to traditional teaching method.
3D software teaching method.
Participants will be exposed to traditional teaching method and 3D software teaching method.
Intervention: 3D software (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Self-assessment - traditional method vs traditional method plus 3D software method
Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks and 7 weeks
Compare self-assessment after traditional method only and with extra 3D software method
Grading - traditional method vs traditional method plus 3D software method
Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks and 7 weeks
Compare technical skills after traditional method only and with extra 3D software method
Secondary Outcomes
- Grading - traditional/visual grading vs 3D software grading(baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks and 7 weeks)