Table 3.
Perception on skills that undergraduate students should or should not perform (n: 61)
| Variable | n (%) | Consensus | |||||
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| Strongly Agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | Neutral | Yes | No | |
| Treat interceptive orthodontic cases | 14 (22.9) | 20 (32.7) | 18 (29.5) | 4 (6.5) | 5 (8.1) | 55.6 | …. |
| Treat simple orthodontic cases using removable appliance | 19 (31.1) | 18 (29.5) | 13 (21.3) | 1 (1.6) | 10 (16.3) | 60.6 | … |
| Manage emergencies in fixed orthodontics | 22 (36) | 27 (44.2) | 8 (13.1) | 1 (1.6) | 3 (4.9) | 80.2 | … |
| Select and cement the bands for molar teeth | 21 (34.4) | 22 (36) | 10 (16.3) | 2 (3.2) | 6 (9.8) | 70.4 | … |
| Select and bond brackets | 5 (8.1) | 15 (24.5) | 22 (36) | 19 (31.1) | 0 | … | 67.1 |
| Depict various ways of handling the crowding | 9 (14.7) | 24 (39.3) | 20 (32.7) | 5 (8.1) | 3 (4.9) | 54 | … |
Consensus=agreement of 60% of the participants and above