Table 1. The differences between Schools of Dental Medicine at which the research was conducted.
| CROATIA | INDIA | NEPAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic concept of the study | Lecture based study | Lecture based study | Lecture based study |
| Private or public institution | Public | Public | Private |
| Duration of the studies | 6 years (12th semester is internship) | 5 years (including 1 year of internship) | 5 and half (including 1 year of internship) |
| Number of undergraduate students | 645 | 974 | 256 |
| Number of basic and medicine subject teachers | 45 | 62 | 32 |
| Number of dental subject teachers | 147 | 89 | 24 |
| Teacher-to-student ratio – basic-medical subjects | 01:14.3 | 01:15.7 | 01:08 |
| Teacher-to-student ratio – dental subjects | 01:04.4 | 01:10.9 | 01:10.7 |
| Percentage of lectures (classical ex catedra lectures and seminars) | 2000/5100=39% | 1590/5200 = 30.57% | Lectures (basic and clinical) = 3195/5887 = 54.3% |
| Percentage of preclinical practicals | 1001/5100=19.63% | 1540/5200= 29.61% | 1040/5887 = 17.6% |
| Percentage of clinical practicals | 2099/5100=41.56% | 2070/5200=39.8% | 1652/5887 = 28.1% |
| Financial costs for students (do they pay for textbooks and material for preclinical and clinical practicals) tuition fees |
Students participate | Entirely by the students for textbooks and materials etc; tuition fees subsidized as they are government colleges | Entirely by the students |
| First contact with dental patient | 3rd year (restorative dentistry under supervision) | 3rd year (all clinical departments under supervision) | 3rd year (all clinical departments under supervision) |