ABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the effects of Cavity Preparation Skill Evaluation System (CPSES) in pre-clinical dental cavity preparation assessment.Methods Twenty one dental undergraduates in Medical School of Nankai University were chosen in this study.After cavity preparation training,students' cavity preparation skills were evaluated systematically.The outline form and depth of 21 left mandibular first molar class Ⅰ cavity preparation made by students were evaluated by CPSES system and evaluators' visual assessment.The evaluation results were analyzed using GraphPad InStat statistical software(V3.1) with paired t test (test level α=0.05) and correlation analysis to study the application effects of the CPSES system.Results The evaluation results generated from CPSES system and evaluators' visual assessment for class Ⅰ dental cavity preparation skill evaluation showed significant difference(two tailed P value 0.0050,t=3.156) and certain correlation on cavity preparation assessment(two tailed P value 0.0837,r=0.386 2).Conclusion Application of cavity preparation skill evaluation system in undergraduate endodontic teaching can deepen and strengthen the students' understanding of cavity preparation requirements and help students master cavity preparation knowledge and skills better.