Influence of Preclinical Training on Root Canal Treatment Technical Quality and Confidence Level of Undergraduate Dental Students

Table 5

Students’ perception regarding the quality of their undergraduate endodontic education.

Perceived quality of undergraduate education		Attended elective endodontic course
		Yes (N = 23); N (%)	No (N = 22); N (%)
Training time	Lacking	6 (26.1%)	10 (45.5%)
	Neutral	4 (17.4%)	4 (18.2%)
	Adequate	13 (56.5%)	8 (36.4%)
Lectures	Lacking	0	5 (22.7%)
	Neutral	1(4.3%)	4 (18.2%)
	Adequate	22 (95.7%)	13 (59.1%)
Lab	Lacking	6 (26.1%)	6 (27.3%)
	Neutral	1 (4.3%)	4 (18.2%)
	Adequate	16 (69.6%)	12 (54.5%)
Overall training	Lacking	3 (13%)	4 (18.2%)
	Neutral	0	8 (36.4%)
	Adequate	20 (87%)	10 (45.4%)