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Assessing the Satisfaction of Third-Year Dental Students with X-ray Training across Colleges of Dentistry in Iraq - An Evaluative Study

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: AIM: This study aims to assess student satisfaction in their proficiency with different intraoral radiographic techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A Google Form survey was formulated and circulated to both fourth- and fifth-year dental students in 10 Iraqi dental schools. RESULTS: The analysed data reveal that most students have taken ten or fewer radiographs. Cone cuts and vertical and horizontal angulation errors were infrequent occurrences. Approximately 66% of students encountered challenges when positioning for posterior areas vertically and first premolar areas horizontally. Conversely, the anterior area proved to be less challenging. Out of 304 students, 53% expressed a reasonable level of satisfaction with their training in periapical radiography. CONCLUSION: Apparently, number of taken periapical radiographs is not the only factor that influences students' satisfaction. Difficulty of implementing theoretical knowledge in the training seems to play a role in students' satisfaction in their training.

Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research

DOI: 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_1009_23

Authors: Sanaa J. Mahmoud, Amaal Alnuaimy, Fatin Kh. Abbas, Faaiz Alhamdani

Institutions: Mustansiriyah University, Iraqi University, Ibn Sina University of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Dental Radiography and Imaging

Subfield: Oral Surgery

Field: Dentistry

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $150