Attitude and perception of dental students on transition from preclinical to clinical training

Dentistry

ABSTRACT Aim To access the Attitude and perception of dental students on transition from preclinical to clinical training Objective To find the Attitude and perception of dental students on transition from preclinical to clinical training Materials and methods A descriptive survey is conducted using a questionnaire consisting of 10 questions to collect the data pertaining to the knowledge and awareness of resin bonded restorations among the dental students in Chennai Results From the results it is evident that 61% of the students have said they are moderately confident to operate on patients and 14% of participants have very low confidence to operate on patients.and majority of the students opted that clinical exposure helped a lot in clinical training. 39% of the students have high stress levels while entering the clinical training. Conclusion Students experience a shock of practice as they transition from preclinical training to clinical training their anxiety and stress levels are high. Therefore educators need to develop new strategies that minimise students anxiety and stress and ensure smooth transitioning into clinical practice. Keywords: preclinical training, clinical training, shock of practice, dental students

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