Purpose-based self-evaluation of the diagnosis of oral pathologic lesions in Birjand dental school students in 2019

Background and Objective: The aim of this study was to determine purpose-based self-evaluation for the diagnosis of oral pathologic lesions among Birjand dental school students in different educational levels (10th and 12th semester) so that the short comings and advantages of theoretical courses on the subject could be evaluated from the beginning to the end of the course.Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study a self-evaluation questionnaire in Birjand Dental School. A total of 47 dental students in 10th and 12th semesters were included in the study using census sampling technique. The students answered the questions.Finding: A total of 47 dental students from semester 10 (27.7=13) and 12 (72.3=34) were evaluated. The mean scores of self-assessment in students in the 10th compared to 12th semester was not significant (p value = 0.43). Two-way ANOVA Showed that the effects of sex on the mean self-evaluation score were significant (p value = 0.048). Moreover, the mean score of self-assessment of Fibro-osseous jaw lesions, based on sex, was significantly higher in female students than males (p value= 0.015).Conclusion: Self-evaluation scores of students to diagnose oral pathologic lesions were not significantly different in 10th compared to 12th semester, the mean overall diagnosis score was (1.75±0.45). the highest score was for dental wear (2.85±0.47) and the lowest score was for pleomorphic adenoma (0.93± 0.68) these scores had a significant relationship with gender in this context, female students exhibited higher scores compared to males.

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diagnosis ، oral pathology ، purpose-based self-assessment