title: The effectiveness of a layered baseplate training aid in the preclinical instruction of second-year dental students.
abstract: The effectiveness of the Cavidrill baseplate in the training of second-year dental students in cavity preparations in primary ivorine teeth was assessed. The preclinical class of 112 students was divided into four groups: Cavidrill-only group, two groups combining Cavidrill training with traditional typodont training, and a typodont-only group. The Cavidrill baseplate was found not to improve the students' performance in cavity preparation when assessed on midterm and final examinations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Udin
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bamrud
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yaari
mesh_terms: D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation; D003814:Dentistry, Operative / Q000193:education*; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013664:Teaching Materials