Research Article

Teaching Dental Drawings for Freshman Dental Students and Its Correlation with Manual Dexterity

Table 6

Distribution of answers to the first 14 questions in the survey.

QuestionDistribution (%) (students did not answer the questions were excluded)Numbers of students who did not answer the question

AgreeNeutralDisagreeDo not know

Q1: Before starting the drawing exercises, I thought I would be able to pass the exercises.54 (68.4)9 (11.4)13 (16.5)1 (1.3)2
Q2: Participating in the drawing exercises improved my waxing skills.50 (63.3)12 (15.2)13 (16.5)2 (2.5)2
Q3: The drawing exercise helped me to better understand the anatomy of the teeth.64 (81.0)4 (5.1)8 (10.1)0 (0)3
Q4: The drawing exercise helped me to better understand the occlusion course.34 (43.0)20 (25.3)20 (25.3)0 (0)5
Q5: The drawing exercises helped me incorporate dental anatomy more effectively into the waxing exercises.55 (69.6)12 (15.2)10 (12.7)0 (0)2
Q6: I understood how the drawing exercise was correlated to the waxing exercise.62 (78.5)7 (8.9)7 (8.9)0 (0)3
Q7: I developed better fine motor skills by completing the drawing exercises.52 (65.8)11 (13.9)11 (13.9)3 (3.8)2

LikelyA little/somewhat unlikelyVery unlikelyDo not know

Q8: My ability to visualize tooth anatomy details improved because of the drawing exercises.63 (79.7)10 (12.7)3 (3.8)1 (1.3)2
Q9: How likely are you to recommend this drawing exercises to friends or colleagues?58 (73.4)11 (13.9)7 (8.9)1 (1.3)2
Q10: The drawing exercises should be continued with future students.67 (84.8)3 (3.8)4 (5.1)3 (3.8)2

Drawing with measurementsFreehand drawingsBoth of themNone of them

Q11: During the course, you experienced two different types of the drawing assignments, which one you see was more helpful.29 (36.7)14 (17.7)28 (35.4)5 (6.3)3

It made me like the course moreNaturalIt made me like the course lessIt had no impact

Q12: How did the drawing exercises impact your perception of the dental anatomy course?51 (64.6)13 (16.5)4 (5.1)9 (11.4)6

Excellent/very goodGoodFairPoor

Q13: How would you rate your skills on the drawing exercises?42 (53.2)17 (21.5)15 (19.0)3 (3.8)2
Q14: How would you rate your skills on the waxing exercises?67 (84.8)9 (11.4)1 (1.3)0 (0)2