A Comparison of Models for Teaching Suturing and Surgical Skills to Dental Students
Table 2
Responses to questions in Table 1 are given as a percentage of the total number of students responding (n = 46) for session 1 questions 1–6 and for session 2 (n = 28) questions 8–14 and 16–19.
Question
SA
A
N
D
SA
(1) I found the online suture video useful for my learning
58.7
39.1
2.2
0
0
(2) The teaching that I have received has given me sufficient knowledge and skills to place simple interrupted sutures
76.1
19.6
0
4.3
0
(3) I feel confident that I could place interrupted sutures on a (silicone) flatbed model
82.6
13
2.2
2.2
0
(4) I feel confident that I could place interrupted sutures in a silicon phantom head mounted model
56.5
39.1
0
4.3
0
(5) I feel confident that I could place interrupted sutures in a cadaver model
60.9
30.4
4.3
4.3
0
(6) I feel confident that I could place interrupted sutures in a patient
26.1
58.7
2.2
8.7
4.3
(8) The teaching that I have received has given me sufficient knowledge and skills to cut and raise a flap
64.3
32.1
0
3.6
0
(9) I feel confident to cut and raise a flap on a silicon phantom head mounted model
42.9
39.3
7.1
10.7
0
(10) I feel confident that I could place interrupted sutures in a silicon phantom head mounted model
46.4
39.3
0
14.3
0
(11) I feel confident to cut and raise a flap on the cadaver model
60.7
32.1
0
7.1
0
(12) I feel confident that I could place interrupted sutures on the cadaver model
32.1
53.6
0
14.3
0
(13) I feel confident that I could now cut and raise a flap on a patient
53.6
39.3
0
7.1
0
(14) I feel confident that I could place interrupted sutures in a patient
7.1
39.3
32.1
14.3
7.1
(16) I feel confident to cut and raise a mucoperiosteal flap on a patient for the removal of an impacted lower third molar
0
42.9
46.4
3.6
7.1
(17) I feel confident to cut and raise a mucoperiosteal flap on a patient for the removal of the root 14
3.6
60.7
25
3.6
7.1
(18) I feel confident to cut and raise a mucoperiosteal flap on a patient for the removal of a root for tooth 46
0
50
39.3
7.1
3.6
(19) I feel confident to cut and raise a mucoperiosteal flap on a patient at any site
0
28.6
39.3
25
7.1
SA, strongly agree; A, agree; N, neither agree nor disagree; D, disagree; and SD, strongly disagree.
