An assessment of clinical productivity of dental interns at King Saud University.

The objective of this study was to assess the clinical productivity of dental interns at King Saud University College of Dentistry (KSU-CD) in Riyadh (KSA) by setting a numerical target to drive clinical activity, monitor performance, and establish future trends. The clinical records of seventy interns of the Interns Training Program at KSU-CD were analyzed in this study over a six-month period. Great variations in productivity exist among dental interns. Female interns received more patients and spent less treatment time with them. Interns performed tooth extractions, pulpotomies, and restorations most frequently, whereas prosthodontics, periodontics and preventive dentistry were the least practiced. It can be concluded that performance and productivity of dental interns need to be revised in general, as they did not completely fulfill the listed objectives of interns training program. Thus, corrective measures should be taken into consideration to improve the clinical performance, and treatment outcomes, based on preventive approaches.King Saud Universit