Dental students' self-reported confidence level in restorative crown and bridge procedures: A UK quantitative study.

The study highlighted areas in which students were most and least confident in crown and bridge procedures. A positive relationship between clinical activity in crown and bridge procedures and student self-confidence has been noted for both years, though slightly higher in the bridge procedure for fourth year students. We attribute this to the fact that fourth year students had recently completed their bridge competency assessment. Upon graduating, final year students still require supervision and reported average confidence in certain aspects of crown and bridge procedures, namely occlusal, bevel and axial reduction.