Primary study · included by 1 review

Evaluation of the introduction of a dental virtual simulator on the performance of undergraduate dental students in the pre‐clinical operative dentistry course

Sukhdeep 2020 · Murbay Sukhdeep, Chang Jeffrey Wen Wei, Yeung Shadow, et al. · European Journal of Dental Education · 2020

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The Impact of Early Clinical Exposure on Competency Development in Dental Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Sukhdeep 2020 · Table 2; Fig. 2A; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Overall competency (student scores)
Early clinical exposure (real, simulated or virtual) vs Traditional lecture-based teaching without clinical contact
SMD 1.37 [0.78, 1.97]14 studiesGRADE not reported
Overall competency (student scores)
Early clinical exposure (real, simulated or virtual) vs Traditional lecture-based teaching without clinical contact
SMD 1.06 [0.53, 1.58]13 studiesGRADE not reported
Overall competency (student scores)
Early clinical exposure (real, simulated or virtual) vs Traditional lecture-based teaching without clinical contact
SMD 1.25 [0.83, 1.66]27 studies · 2995 participantsLow

1 including review in total.