Attitudes of the Students from the School of Dental Medicine in Zagreb towards CAD/CAM

Uvod: U doba digitalne dentalne tehnologije važno je osigurati odgovarajuću edukaciju studenata pretkliničke i kliničke nastave o CAD/CAM tehnologiji. Zato je svrha istraživanja bila ispitati informiranost i stajališta studenata pretkliničke (PS) i kliničke (CS) nastave Stomatološkog fakulteta u Zagrebu o toj tehnologiji jer bi dobiveni rezultati pokazali razinu znanja studenata i eventualnu potrebu za dodatnom izobrazbom. Materijali i metode: Istraživanje je provedeno na ukupno 216 studenata Stomatološkog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu – 77 (35,6 %) studenata pretkliničke nastave (PS) i 139 (64,4 %) studenata kliničke nastave (CS). Ispitanici su ispunili anonimni upitnik sastavljen za potrebe ovog istraživanja. Dobiveni rezultati statistički su obrađeni na razini značajnosti p < 0,05. Rezultati: Većina studenata (182; 84,23 %) čula je za CAD/CAM tehnologiju tijekom redovite nastave na fakultetu (p < 0,05). Bez obzira na stupanj obrazovanja, većina (204; 94,4 %) nije pohađala ni jedan tečaj o CAD/CAM tehnologiji izvan nastave na fakultetu (p < 0,05). Većina PS studenata (72; 33,3 %) te većina CS studenata (133; 61,6 %) smatra da nije dovoljno informirana o CAD/CAM tehnologiji (p < 0,05). Zaključak: Iako je većina studenata (PS-a i CS-a) čula za CAD/CAM tehnologiju, može se zaključiti da nisu dovoljno informirani te da je potrebna dodatna edukacija o toj temi. CS studenti također nisu bolje informirani o CAD/CAM tehnologiji od PS studenata.Aim: Due to fast and continuing advances in digital dental technology it is important to provide appropriate CAD/CAM education of preclinical (PS) and clinical (CS) dental students. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitudes on CAD/CAM technology of PS and CS at the School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb since the obtained results can show the level of students’ knowledge and possibly a need for additional education. Materials and methods: This study included 216 undergraduate dental students from the School of Dental Medicine in Zagreb: 77 (35.6%) of preclinical students (PS) and 139 (64.4%) of clinical students (CS). All participants filled out the questionnaire specially designed for this study. The obtained data were statistically analyzed with a significance level of p<0.05. Results: Most of the students (182, 84.23%) heard about CAD/CAM technology at regular lectures held at the School (p<0.05). Regardless of their level of education, most of the students (204, 94.4%) did not attend any CAD/CAM course which were not held within regular lectures at the School (p<0.05). Most of PS (72, 33.3%) and most of CS (133, 61.6%) participants believe that they are not sufficiently informed about CAD/CAM technology (p