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The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in Periodontology with Simulated Patient: The Most Realistic Approach to Clinical Practice in Dentistry

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  • Gema Cidoncha

    (Department of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain)

  • Marta Muñoz-Corcuera

    (Department of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain)

  • Virginia Sánchez

    (Department of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain)

  • María Jesús Pardo Monedero

    (Department of Preclinical Dentistry, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain)

  • Ana Antoranz

    (Department of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is becoming an increasingly established assessment test in dental schools. The use of simulated patients in the OSCE makes the stations more similar to clinical practice. Therefore, the student can show their technical and clinical knowledge, and certainly, their ability to manage the patient. These sorts of tests, in which simulated patients can be included, would be used before the student started clinical practice with patients and/or at the end of the degree. The objective of this work was to describe how the periodontology station was developed using a simulated patient for students of a fifth year dentistry degree taking an OSCE test. Furthermore, a questionnaire was created to learn the perception of the students about this station and its characteristics. The fifth year students at the European University of Madrid positively evaluated this station in their examination. In addition, it was recorded that they preferred a simulated patient in their tests, rather than stations with clinical cases, images, X-rays, and presentations. It is essential that once the OSCE has been completed, the student receives a feedback to learn where they have failed and, therefore, be able to improve any of the aspects evaluated in the station.

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  • Gema Cidoncha & Marta Muñoz-Corcuera & Virginia Sánchez & María Jesús Pardo Monedero & Ana Antoranz, 2023. "The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in Periodontology with Simulated Patient: The Most Realistic Approach to Clinical Practice in Dentistry," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-10, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:3:p:2661-:d:1054721
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