Rate of achieving educational aims in periodontics and operative departments of Shahed and Tehran University, 2001

Abstract

Background and Objective: Insufficient education of educational authorities can endanger the human life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dental students’ capabilities in dental affairs. Methods: This descriptive and analytical study was performed on all dental students (50 students of Shahed dental faculty and 84 students of Tehran dental faculty) who entered the Shahed and Tehran dental faculties in 1978 and followed a CIPP pattern. Data was gathered by questionnaires and then analyzed by SPSS soft ware. Findings: The results showed that the theoretical education in students of restorative department of Shahed university was about 28% less than favorite (70%) but in those of periodontics department was about 30% less than favorite (70%) and in clinically educations, there was about 12% difference with favorite (20%). The theoretical education in students of restorative department of Tehran university was about 22.5% less than favorite (70%) and in clinically educations was about 32% less than favorite. Conclusion: According to the results, the theoretical education needs to be reconsidered in all educational schedules.

Keywords

• dental education
• educational evaluation
• periodontics training
• operative training