Confianza de los estudiantes de pregrado de odontología de la UCSG al realizar un tratamiento endodóntico.

Abstract

Introduction: The acquisition of confidence by dental students in the field of endodontics is crucial for their clinical development and to provide quality dental care to patients. Objective: To examine the confidence level of UCSG dentistry undergraduate students when performing an endodontic treatment. Materials and methods: 150 dental students from UCSG participated in this study with a crosssectional approach and descriptive design, a questionnaire based on the Davey study of 2014 was developed and distributed to students from 7th to 10th cycle of the career on which included demographic data followed by previous clinical experience, level of confidence according to the type of tooth, number of roots and each stage of the TCR, and the perception of the quality of education. The data was analyzed with Excel and the SPSS version 25 program. Results: 58% stated that they felt safe when performing an endodontic treatment, no significant differences were found in confidence when performing the TCR between the different academic cycles p=<0.001, most participants had performed <5 TCR, >85% of participants had a low level of confidence and security when treating posterior or bi-rooted teeth. Conclusion: Most of the students stated that they felt safe, however, a low clinical experience and low confidence were observed when treating posterior or biradicular teeth