Dental Students’ Perception and Self-Perceived Confidence Level in Key Dental Procedures for General Practice and the Impact of Competency Implementation on Their Confidence Level, Part I (Prosthodontics and Conservative Dentistry)

Table 2

Comparison of the level of confidence in the ability to conduct key conservative dentistry procedures between group 1 and group 2.

Procedure	Year	Mean	SD
Posterior amalgam	2016	4.29	1.068
	2019	4.02	1.218
Anterior composite	2016	4.41	1.029
	2019	4.12	1.143
Posterior composite	2016	4.43	1.018
	2019	3.88	1.247
Bleaching of vital teeth	2016	3.18	1.273
	2019	2.79	1.355
Placing matrix band for class II	2016	4.24	1.037
	2019	3.71	1.277
Direct cast post	2016	2.84	1.338
	2019	2.60	1.219
Indirect cast post	2016	2.44	1.129
	2019	2.45	1.098
Prefabricated post	2016	3.34	1.247
	2019	2.88	1.227
Fiber post	2016	3.45	1.251
	2019	3.34	3.072
PFM single crown	2016	3.95	1.069
	2019	3.81	1.062
Three-units bridge	2016	3.89	1.067
	2019	3.67	1.043
Veneers	2016	2.68	1.173
	2019	2.84	1.134
Resin-bonded bridge	2016	2.79	1.286
	2019	2.87	1.145
Inlay	2016	2.22	1.131
	2019	2.75	1.119
Onlay	2016	2.18	1.155
	2019	2.76	1.148
Management of pulp exposure	2016	3.50	1.176
	2019	3.43	1.086

PFM, porcelain fused to metal.