TABLE 3.
Linear regression analysis of the preclinical laboratory competency assessments and final MC examination, comparing the score of P‐CP classes (2016–2020) to the D‐CP class (2021)
| Exercise | P‐CP a | D‐CP b |
Difference (D‐CP‐P‐CP) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean c ± SD d | Mean ± SD |
Crude (95% CI e ) (N = 246) |
Adjusted f (95% CI) (N = 239) |
|
| Class II amalgam preparation | ||||
| Mean faculty score | 72.8 ± 11.5 | 78.8 ± 9.6 | 5.9 (2.0, 9.8)* | 5.9 (1.9, 9.9)* |
| Mean self‐assessment | 84.4 ± 9.5 | 86.2 ± 8.7 | 1.8 (−1.5, 5.1) | 1.7 (−1.7, 0.2) |
| Mean S‐F g Gap | 11.6 | 7.5 | −4.1 (−7.78, −0.4)* | −4.2 (−8.0, −0.4)* |
| Mean Absolute S‐F Gap | 12.7 | 8.9 | −3.8 (−7.0, −0.6)* | −3.9 (−7.2, −0.5)* |
| Class II amalgam restoration | ||||
| Mean faculty score | 82.2 ± 10.7 | 85.9 ± 6.7 | 3.8 (0.2, 7.3)* | 4.0 (0.3, 7.7)* |
| Mean self‐assessment | 87.6 ± 9.8 | 89.7 ± 7.4 | 2.2 (−1.1, 5.5) | 1.6 (−1.8, 5.0) |
| Mean S‐F Gap | 5.4 | 3.8 | −1.6 (−5.9, 2.7) | −2.4 (−6.9, 2.1) |
| Mean Absolute S‐F Gap | 10.7 | 8.1 | −2.7 (−5.6, 0.3) | −3.0 (−3.0, 0.1) |
| Class III composite preparation | ||||
| Mean faculty score | 82.4 ± 9.5 | 84.6 ± 9.0 | 2.2 (−1.1, 5.5) | 2.8 (−0.6, 6.2) |
| Mean self‐assessment | 88.6 ± 8.3 | 91.2 ± 8.0 | 2.61 (−0.3, 5.5) | 2.5 (−0.6, 5.5) |
| Mean S‐F Gap | 6.1 | 6.5 | 0.38 (−2.7, 3.5) | −0.4 (−3.6, 2.9) |
| Mean Absolute S‐F Gap | 8.7 | 7.7 | −1.03 (−3.4, 1.3) | −1.6 (−4.1, 0.8) |
| Class III composite restoration | ||||
| Mean faculty score | 80.4 ± 10.4 | 81.4 ± 8.6 | 1.0 (−2.5, 4.5) | 1.4 (−2.2, 5.0) |
| Mean self‐assessment | 89.5 ± 7.9 | 90.5 ± 8.2 | 1.0 (−1.8, 3.7) | 1.5 (−1.4, 4.3) |
| Mean S‐F Gap | 9.1 | 9.1 | 0.0 (−3.7, 3.7) | 0.1 (−3.7, 3.9) |
| Mean Absolute S‐F Gap | 11.2 | 11.7 | 0.5 (−2.4, 3.4) | 0.6 (−2.4, 3.5) |
| All exercises combined | ||||
| Mean faculty score | 79.4 ± 7.3 | 82.7 ± 5.8 | 3.3 (0.8, 5.7)* | 3.6 (1.1, 6.1)* |
| Mean self‐assessment | 87.5 ± 6.4 | 89.4 ± 6.4 | 1.9 (−0.3, 4.2) | 1.9 (−0.4, 4.2) |
| Mean S‐F Gap | 8.1 | 6.7 | −1.4 (−4.0, 1.3) | −1.8 (−4.5, 1.0) |
| Mean Absolute S‐F Gap | 9.1 | 7.9 | −1.2 (−3.4, 1.0) | 1.4 (−3.7, 0.9) |
| Final MC h examination | 73.6 ± 7.2 | 78.3 ± 4.9 | 4.7 (2.4, 7.1)* | 4.2 (1.8, 6.5)* |
*p‐Value <.05.
a
Pre‐COVID pandemic.
b
During COVID pandemic.
c
Mean score out of 100%.
d
Standard deviation.
e
95% confidence interval.
f
Adjusted for gender, overall grade point average (GPA), GPA in science, Dental Admission Test score, Perceptual Ability Test score, interview score.
g
Student‐faculty score.
h
Multiple choice.