Aim. To explore students’ perception of theoretical, preclinical, and clinical assessment methods and to analyze their level of satisfaction, with the final goal of getting out with recommendations to improve the weaknesses identified. Material and Methods. A descriptive and transversal survey was carried out by a doctoral student in the Faculty of Dentistry of Casablanca on the perception of students, at the end of their initial training, of learning assessment methods. Results. 51.8% of surveyed students said they were not informed of the criteria to pass successfully the exams, 35.7% of students felt that integrating continuous assessment in addition to the final test would be beneficial for them, and 45.1% of them proposed a frequency of one assessment per month. According to them, this system will allow them to be up to date, to better manage time and knowledge, and to have feedback allowing them to check and improve their skills. Practical activities assessment systems are considered to be adequate by 92% of the surveyed students. Clinical internship assessment focused for the majority of students on the number of procedures. Conclusion. The assessment methods influence students’ learning. It allows teachers to monitor students’ productivity, their attitude, and their work quality, so the teacher can identify gaps in a timely manner at every level of the learning process. According to the students’ perception, the theoretical evaluation should be adapted to the learning objectives, the practical work is quite satisfactory, and the clinical evaluation is mainly based on quantitative criteria.
Objective: The present study aimed to determine the sociodemographic profiles, the injury circumstances, the clinical data, and the immediate management of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in children and adolescents attending the only public dental emergency service in Casablanca. Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted among children and adolescents, aged between 6 months and 15 years, who consulted the Casablanca dental emergency department between January and April 2019. The data obtained from questionnaires by a calibrated interviewer were collected and analyzed by using SPSS IBM. Results:The results showed a prevalence of 18.1% of TDI with a sex ratio of 2.5 in favor of boys, a mean age of the participants was 10.1±2.9 years. The 9-to 12-year-old group was the most affected (41.2%). The street was the main place where the trauma occurred (47.3%). Meanwhile, accidental falls were the predominant reported etiology (59.5%). The percentage of patients who consulted on the day of the trauma was 36.6%, and 40.4% of children consulted the dental emergency service as a second line. The prevalence of permanent teeth affected was 75.9%. In the primary dentition, the most frequent type of trauma was avulsion, while in permanent dentition, uncomplicated crown fractures were predominant.Concerning the management of trauma, 6 out of 11 avulsed teeth were re-implanted, and only 9 out of 77 coronal fragments were picked up at the site of the trauma. Conclusion:Considering the prevalence of 18.1% of TDI in children and the high percentage of falls and traffic accidents as common causes, the level of social awareness and knowledge of the importance of emergency intervention immediately following dental trauma should be increased.
Introduction : La faculté de médecine dentaire de Casablanca (FMDC) accueille chaque année une centaine de titulaires de baccalauréat scientifique, selon un mode de sélection purement cognitif basé sur une présélection par ordre de mérite et sur les performances aux épreuves écrites portant sur quatre matières scientifiques. Objectif : Documenter l’évolution des profils des étudiants admis selon cette modalité d’admission. Méthodes : Une enquête descriptive rétrospective a été réalisée à la FMDC. Un formulaire a été utilisé pour collecter les données sociodémographiques et académiques des nouveaux inscrits sur une période de 10 ans depuis l’année académique 2006/2007. Les données nécessaires ont été fournies par le service des affaires étudiantes ou via un contact téléphonique lorsque les données étaient incomplètes. Résultats : Sur dix ans, le nombre total d’étudiants inscrits était de 1263 dont 7,3 % représentés par des étrangers. Il y avait une forte prédominance féminine et 70,3 % des étudiants avaient un niveau socio-économique moyen. La plus grande proportion de personnes admises (71,1 %) avait été inscrite sur la liste d’attente. Le pourcentage des admis ayant réussi au baccalauréat avec la mention très bien est passé de 30,8 % en 2006/2007 à 97,8 % en 2015/2016. Le nombre d’étudiants issus du système public était en diminution continuelle au profit de ceux issus d’établissements privés. Conclusion : Cette étude révèle une tendance constante à la féminisation de la dentisterie parmi les futurs dentistes, une plus grande sélectivité dans l’accès à la FMDC, une prédominance des étudiants inscrits sur la liste d’attente, un niveau socio-économique majoritairement moyen ce qui n’est pas forcément représentatif de la population et de ses besoins. Une révision profonde de la procédure de sélection en vigueur devrait viser à affiner et diversifier les critères d’admission, apprécier la capacité potentielle à faire de la médecine dentaire et favoriser l’égalité des chances.
Objective: Tooth avulsion is a real emergency in pediatric traumatology. The prognosis depends highly on the attitude adopted (notably by parents and teachers) at the time of the accident. Immediate reimplantation being the best treatment. The aim of this survey was to assess the knowledge of parents and primary school teachers regarding the management of permanent incisor avulsion, in the Wilaya of Grand Casablanca.Materials and Methods: 80 public and private schools were randomly selected among of the 8 delegations of Grand Casablanca, then, a self-administered questionnaire of 10 items was submitted to both teachers and parents. The collected data was analyzed using Epi info 6.0 software.Results: Among 640 teachers and 640 parents who took part in the survey, most were females (87.8% of teachers and 75% of parents). 8.3% of parents and 8.1% of teachers have reported having a previous experience with dental avulsion. 9.7% of parents and 3.9% of teachers will immediately replant the avulsed tooth, 68.8% of teachers and 48% of parents will see a dentist carrying the avulsed tooth. 11.7% of the parents and 19% of the teachers chose milk as a storage medium, the other part opted for a dry storage. There was a significant link between the parents' education level and the attitude adopted to manage permanent incisor avulsion (p<0.05). As to teachers, years of teaching did not influence decision making. Conclusion:The state of knowledge of participant in this survey presents numerous shortcomings that must be corrected in order to improve the prognosis of permanent incisor avulsion among children in our country.
having type 1 diabetes [2,3]. In Morocco, as in the world, diabetes is expanding, about 100,000 children are already affected by type 1 diabetes, according to the Moroccan Association of Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases [4]. Since diabetes and tooth decay remain widespread chronic diseases, it became a major need to study the correlation between these two conditions. Frequent consumption of ferme carbohydrates is now recognized as one of the causes of tooth decay. Poorly controlled diabetes creates significant cariogenic changes in the oral environment including increased
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