Comparative effectiveness of hand scaling by undergraduate dental students following a two-week pre-clinical training course.
Stefanie GartenmannDeborah HoferD WiedemeierP SahrmannT AttinP R SchmidlinPublished in: European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe (2018)
A shortened pre-clinical training time was sufficient for students to acquire the basic scaling/root planning skills needed in preparation for clinical training. Further research is needed to identify ways to help students consistently reach highest skill levels.