Neither Basic Life Support knowledge nor self-efficacy are predictive of skills among dental students.
Caoimhin Mac Giolla PhadraigJ D HoS GuerinY L YeohM Mohamed MedhatK DoodyS HwangM HaniaS BoggsA NolanJ NunnPublished in: European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe (2016)
Neither knowledge nor self-efficacy was predictive of BLS skills. Dental students had low levels of knowledge and skills in BLS. Despite this, their confidence in their ability to perform BLS was high and did not predict actual competence. There is a need for additional hands-on training, focusing on self-efficacy and BLS skills, particularly the use of AED.