Self-confidence in oral and maxillofacial surgery: a cross-sectional study of undergraduate dental students at Kuwait University.

BMC Med Educ · 2021 · PMC8028218 · PMID 33827549

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borderline significantp = 0.051so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The difference in confidence between the seventh year students compared to sixth year students (78.9% vs 45%) was borderline significant ( p = 0.051).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Only the correlation between confidence in extracting a single tooth and confidence in managing a failed extraction necessitating bone removal did not reach statistical significance but was borderline significant ( p = 0.075).

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