Department of Operative Dentistry & Endodontology, School of Dentistry. HIGASHI-NIPPON-GBKUEN UNIVERSITY
Abstract
Clinical practice has been assigned as a final and very important aspect of study and practice of dental education. In our university, the students are exposed the clinical practice from the latter term of fifth year. This report investigated the protocols of clinical cases from the first to the seventh class of graduates. The results obtained were as follows: 1) The graduates of first class averaged 9 clinical cases. This decreased with the years and the fourth class averaged 5.5 cases. From the sixth class simulator training and mutual practice among the students was introduced and the total average of seventh clasc was 5.1 cases. 2) The dental practice centers on restoration and 20 percents of all cases were amalgam fillings from the first to four the class. However this decreased from the fifth class and dose not take place at present. Composite resin restorations increased. Cast restrations occupied 20 percents of all cases and the proportion hasn\u27t changed. 3) Clinical cases of graduates of fifth class who were first to include treatment between students averaged 7 cases. Mutual treatment practice is useful because of the increase exposure to clinical practice
