Table 4.
Participants’ self-evaluation of their training, knowledge, and clinical competency in the management of medical emergencies.
| 4th Year Dental Student (143) | 5th Year Dental Student (35) |
Internship Dental Student (24) | Trainer <=10 Years (9) |
Trainer 11–20 Years (18) |
Trainer >20 Years (14) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received training in the management of medical emergencies during Undergraduate dental program | 53.8% (77) | 71.4% (25) | 58.3% (14) | 88.9% (8) | 94.4% (17) | 64.3% (9) | 0.004 * |
| Quality of training | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.07 |
| Poor | 15.6% (12) | 4% (1) | 14.3% (2) | 0% (0) | 11.8% (2) | 0% (0) | |
| Fair | 33.8% (26) | 52% (13) | 50% (7) | 37.5% (3) | 11.8% (2) | 22.2% (2) | |
| Good | 37.7% (29) | 36% (9) | 35.7% (5) | 50% (4) | 41.2% (7) | 77.8% (7) | |
| Very good | 9.1% (7) | 8% (2) | 0% (0) | 12.5% (1) | 29.4% (5) | 0% (0) | |
| Excellent | 3.9% (3) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 5.9% (1) | 0% (0) | |
| Satisfaction level with knowledge about medical emergencies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Not at all satisfied | 20.3% (29) | 14.3% (5) | 25% (6) | 11.1% (1) | 5.6% (1) | 0% (0) | <0.001 * |
| Slightly satisfied | 40.6% (58) | 42.9% (15) | 45.8% (11) | 11.1% (1) | 5.6% (1) | 7.1% (1) | |
| Moderately satisfied | 30.8% (44) | 42.9% (15) | 25% (6) | 55.6% (5) | 50% (9) | 64.3% (9) | |
| Very satisfied | 7% (10) | 0% (0) | 4.2% (1) | 22.2% (2) | 27.8% (5) | 28.6% (4) | |
| Extremely satisfied | 1.4% (2) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 11.1% (2) | 0% (0) | |
| Self-evaluation of the clinical competency in dealing with medical emergencies | - | - | - | - | - | - | <0.001 * |
| Poor | 18.9% (27) | 22.9% (8) | 25% (6) | 11.1% (1) | 5.6% (1) | 0% (0) | |
| Fair | 44.1% (63) | 45.7% (16) | 50% (12) | 33.3% (3) | 0% (0) | 35.7% (5) | |
| Good | 31.5% (45) | 28.6% (10) | 25% (6) | 33.3% (3) | 55.6% (10) | 35.7% (5) | |
| Very good | 4.9% (7) | 2.9% (1) | 0% (0) | 22.2% (2) | 22.2% (4) | 21.4% (3) | |
| Excellent | 0.7% (1) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 16.7% (3) | 7.1% (1) | |
| Need for further training in the field of medical emergencies | 99.3% (142) | 100% (35) | 100% (24) | 88.9% (8) | 88.9% (16) | 92.9% (13) | 0.002 * |
* denotes significant difference at p ≤ 0.01, p was calculated according to Chi-square for trend.