Table 1 Third- and fifth-year Jordanian dental students' evaluation of the teaching they had received on five topics
Topic | More than adequate (%)* | Adequate (%)* | Less than adequate (%)* | No teaching received (%)* | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 3rdyear (n = 97) | 5thyear (n = 114) | 3rdyear (n = 97) | 5thyear (n = 114) | 3rdyear (n = 97) | 5thyear (n = 114) | 3rdyear (n = 97) | 5thyear (n = 114) | Â |
Cross-infection precautions | 6.2 | 26.3 | 33.0 | 60.5 | 46.4 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 0 | < 0.001 |
Virology | 27.8 | 2.6 | 60.8 | 63.2 | 11.3 | 34.2 | 0 | 0 | < 0.001 |
Sterilization practice and procedures | 8.2 | 5.3 | 32.0 | 47.4 | 55.7 | 47.4 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.027 |
Barrier dentistry | 8.2 | 26.3 | 44.3 | 65.8 | 32.0 | 7.9 | 15.5 | 0 | < 0.001 |
Recognition of blood-borne virus risk group | 18.6 | 10.5 | 57.7 | 55.3 | 22.7 | 34.2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.11 |