The impact of preclinical education on operative and restorative skills in dental students: a survey-based evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

In response to the nationwide measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face preclinical dental education transitioned to a hybrid format. This survey aimed to assess the impact of hybrid education on dental students' transition to clinical practice and to evaluate the efficacy and sustainability of preclinical education delivered in a hybrid model.

Methods

The multi-centered questionnaire survey was e-mailed to students who received preclinical education in dentistry faculties from 2018 to 2020 and subsequently proceeded to clinical education. Students who received preclinical education in face-to-face and hybrid formats were included. The survey examined how preclinical education affects restorative clinical skills and students' perceptions. It compared students w

SUBMITTER: Turkes Basaran E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12648806 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature