Abstract:

A study had been conducted to evaluate primarily clinical learning outcome of partially edentulous patients’ management in dental faculty. A newly published fully automated software (EZRPD) was adapted as a standardized reference to make the comparison and to assess the students’ skill in management and designing under standard learning methods. The sample involved data of 40 patients, previously treated by clinical years’ students of basic dental degree. Two experienced investigators assessed the students’ works in relation to the computer output. The results showed that the students learning outcome regarding the management and designing of removable partial dentures in various Kennedy classes was variable and many weak areas were detected in the final designs. As a conclusion, the new fully automated-interactive software provided a standardized benchmark for student assessment to explore the deficient areas of the teaching program and learning outcome. In addition, it offered well developed assessing tool without bias for teachers or faculty authorities by enriching their evaluation experience beside other advantages like enhancing patient management and expectations as a final profitable of dental health service.

Keywords:

Assessment of learning outcome using automated software, partial denture learning assessment, assessment of designing RPD, designing RPD.