Assesment of clinical diagnostic skills and treatment planning: a cross-sectional study among dental students Anggraeny Putri Sekar Palupi1**, Jackson Dipankara1, Steward2, Lia Hapsari2, Rachendra Pratama1, Wiwiek Poedjiastoeti1
1Departmen of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Trisakti, Jakarta
2Residence of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Trisakti, Jakarta
3Departmen of Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Trisakti, Jakarta
Abstract
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a branch of dentistry, that works field of diagnosing, preventing, and treating diseases of the oral and maxillofacial. Oral and maxillofacial surgery requires extensive practice to develop the skills and practice it successfully. It also mandates diagnostic skills and treatment planning. Determining a tooth diagnostic and manageable treatment plan is challenging, especially when the tooth needs to be treated or extracted. Furthermore, dental student needs to develop sound diagnostic skills and manageable treatment planning alongside technical skills. The purpose of our study was to assess the clinical diagnostic skill and treatment planning determination amongst undergraduate dental students at the pre-clinical and clinical level at the faculty of dentistry, Universitas Trisakti. Ten questions with clinical scenarios were sent to all year 3rd, 4th, and 5th-year undergraduate dental students who were divided into P1, C2, and C3 groups. The questionnaire was divided into 5 diagnostic questions and 5 treatment planning questions. 153 students (51 students p1 group, 51 students C2 group, and 51 students C3 group) responded to the questionnaire. the overall correct from P1 was 31.6% to 65.8%, C2 was 73% to 93%, and C3 was 73.2% to 92.7%. The study concludes that the 4th and 5th-year undergraduate dental students had clinical diagnostic skills and determined treatment plans higher than the 3rd-year students.
