title: Improving evaluation of amalgam restorations.
abstract: A predictive model of overall quality of performance is presented which might assist both dental students and dental faculty by increasing the reliability of clinical and laboratory evaluations. Training effectiveness can be improved by identification of those restorative skills which contribute most to the quality rating of restoration.
mesh_terms: D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000592:standards*; D004497:Education, Dental; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D003723:Dental Amalgam