14-12-2025
جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز
KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Dentistry
Document Details
Document Type
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Article In Journal
Document Title
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Intra- and Inter-Examiner Variability in Evaluating Preclinical Pediatric Dentistry Operative Procedures
Intra- and Inter-Examiner Variability in Evaluating Preclinical Pediatric Dentistry Operative Procedures
Document Language
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English
Abstract
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Abstract: Many investigators have reported attempts to develop reliable laboratory and clinic evaluation systems. However, few studies, regardless of level of success, have used an analytic procedure to identify those components of the evaluation system that, if refined further, could improve reliability. The purpose of this study was to compare intra- and inter-examiner variability in two evaluation methods: glance and grade (global), and checklist and criteria (analytical). Three faculty staff members with more than ten years of clinical and teaching experience evaluated operative procedures performed on plastic teeth representing the primary teeth by thirty dental students in pediatric dentistry preclinical laboratory sessions. The preparations were graded blindly by each of the three evaluators (A, B, and C) three times without magnification. The values were statistically analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank test and Friedman test setting value of significance at 5 percent. The study revealed that, among the three examiners, the intra-examiner variability was nonsignificant in most situations. On the other hand, there was statistically significant variability between evaluators (i.e., inter-examiner) for almost all preparations. Neither cutting off the scores nor using either evaluation method (glance and grade or criteria and checklist) caused an improvement in variability. The problem of inter-examiner reliability and variability still existed.
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0
Journal Name
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Journal of Dental Education
Volume
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71
Issue Number
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4
Publishing Year
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2007 AH
2007 AD
Article Type
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Article
Added Date
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Sunday, February 21, 2010
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Dr Grade
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عمر المليجي
El Meligy, Omar
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