The Impact of Clinical Teacher: The Dental Students' Perception

Authors

  • NA Noor Affendy Faculty of Dentistry, UiTM Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
  • S Mohd Zol Faculty of Dentistry, UiTM Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
  • NM Abdullah Al-Jaf Faculty of Dentistry, UiTM Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
  • MI Abu Hassan Faculty of Dentistry, UiTM Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
  • H Abdul Ghani Faculty of Dentistry, UiTM Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
  • IY Noviaranny Faculty of Dentistry, UiTM Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24191/cos.v8i0.17484

Keywords:

clinical teacher, dental students’ perceptions, dental education

Abstract

Aims: This study aims to evaluate the impact of the clinical teachers and the effectiveness of their supervisory skills in clinical settings from the dental students’ perception using the cognitive apprenticeship model. Materials and Methods: A total of 273 undergraduate clinical dental students, from Faculty of Dentistry UiTM, were asked to complete the modified and validated Maastricht Clinical Teaching Questionnaire (MCTQ) which consists of twenty-seven questions distributed on seven domains: Modelling, Coaching, Scaffolding, Articulation, Reflection, Exploration and General Learning Environment. The responses were descriptively analysed. Results: The clinical experience of 162 dental students, who responded, was evaluated. Overall, the students conveyed positive and neutral perceptions of their clinical experience in all criteria of the seven domains. Articulation domain showed the highest positive feedback (93.5%) while the general learning environment domain showed the highest negative feedback (28.1%). Conclusions: The clinical experience and the impact of the clinical teachers were mostly satisfactory. Further improvements of the clinical environment can be achieved regarding the areas of concern.

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Published

2021-09-01

How to Cite

Noor Affendy, N., Mohd Zol, S., Abdullah Al-Jaf, N., Abu Hassan, M., Abdul Ghani, H., & Noviaranny, I. (2021). The Impact of Clinical Teacher: The Dental Students’ Perception. Compendium of Oral Science, 8, 69–76. https://doi.org/10.24191/cos.v8i0.17484

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Vol. 8 (2021): Compendium of Oral Science

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Original Article

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