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    Dental students Perception toward Objective Structured Clinical Examination in preclinical operative dentistry: Cross-sectional study. Igraa College, Sudan
    (Napata College, 2023-12) Aliaa Omer Sulaiman; Israa Mohamed Zain; Marwa Abdalrhman Ahmed; Kamal Mubark Aljack; Elhadi Mohieldin Awooda
    Background: The objective structure clinical examination (OSCE) approach has proved to be a useful method in assessing students ' psychomotor, cognitive, and attitude skills. OSCE is a clinical exam, but has been used for preclinical in many institutes. Objectives: The aim was to assess preclinical dental students' perceptions toward OSCE as a method of assessment in preclinical operative dentistry. Materials and Methods: A descriptive, comparative cross-sectional study among 100 undergraduate dental students from Igraa College – Sudan. Two class years were involved; the first group was composed of 48 senior students in semester 6, and the second group was 52 junior students in semester. The preclinical operative dentistry course was taught for both class years students in a period from May to November 2021 and both were examined at the end of the course. The self-administered questionnaire included questions about their demographic data and their perception toward the OSCE in comparison to the Traditional Practical Examination (TPE). Comparison between different nonparametric data by Chi-Squire test with the level of significance set at the P value of ˂0.05. Results: The response rate was 53 (53%) where male students were 13 (24.5%) and female students were 40 (75.5%). Senior students were 26 (49.1) and juniors were 27(50.9%). Both groups and both genders considered OSCE as a useful method of assessment; with no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P ˃0.05). Senior students scored more “agree” 26(49.1%) about their opinion if OSCE is a helpful educational exercise than junior students 24(45.3%), but statistically no significant difference. Students stated that OSCE is more stressful in comparison with written exams and Traditional Practical Examination. Conclusion: OSCE in preclinical operative dentistry course; transfer knowledge more easily, helpful in education exercise, fair and meaningful when compared to the written and TPE exams