Endodontics: Dental Undergraduate Students’ Perception of the Speciality
J. Rajan
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru–575018, Karnataka, India.
V. Sadananda
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru–575018, Karnataka, India.
M. N. Hegde *
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A. B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangaluru–575018, Karnataka, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the dental undergraduate students’ perception of the dental speciality Endodontics
Material and Methods: Multiple-choice questionnaire was distributed to 82 final year dental undergraduate students and 88 interns. The analysis of data was performed using methods of descriptive analysis.
Results: 79.27% of the final year students and 79.55% of interns preferred to pursue Endodontics as a future speciality course. An increase in the understanding of the speciality overall was observed among the interns.
Conclusion: The undergraduate dental students were reasonably informed the speciality Endodontics.
Keywords: Knowledge, perception, dental education, Endodontics