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Chapter 228Using Pearson Chi-Square analysis no statistically significant relation was observed between both the variables “type of supervision” and “type of programme” and the variables “type of tooth” or “difficulty level” (Tables 2 and 3). As these variables were not related, they could be tested for their influence on the performance of students in carrying out root canal treatments.Table 1. Distribution of the data according to the programme the student attended and the type of supervision during the first root canal treatment they performed, on a patient, following succeeding in the summative assessment. Using Fisher’s exact test analysis no statistically significant relation was found between the type of programme and the type of supervision (P=1.000).Former programmeN (%)Revised programmeN (%)General dental practitioner 11 (18) 52 (83)Endodontist 4 (14) 24 (86)Table 2. Distribution of the data according to the type of root-canal-treated-tooth, the type of supervision during the first root canal treatment the student performed, on a patient, following succeeding in the summative assessment and the programme the student attended. Using Pearson Chi-Square analysis no statistically significant relation was found between the type of tooth and the type of supervision (P=.678), and neither a statistically significant relation was found between the type of tooth and the type of programme (P=.247).Front toothN (%)PremolarN (%)MolarN (%)TotalN (%)General dental practitioner 14 (22) 23 (37) 26 (41) 63 (100)Endodontist 4 (14) 11 (39) 13 (46) 28 (100)Former programme 5 (33) 6 (40) 4 (27) 15 (100)Revised programme 13 (17) 28 (37) 35 (46) 76 (100)Table 3. Distribution of the data according to the difficulty level of the root canal treatment, the type of supervision during the first root canal treatment the student performed, on a patient, following succeeding in the summative assessment and the programme the student attended. Using Pearson Chi-Square analysis no statistically significant relation was found between the difficulty level and the type of supervision (P=.887), and neither a statistically significant relation was found between the difficulty level and the type of programme (P=.880).Less complex treatmentsN (%)Complex treatmentsN (%)TotalN (%)General dental practitioner 37 (59) 26 (41) 63 (100)Endodontist 16 (57) 12 (43) 28 (100)Former programme 9 (60) 6 (40) 15 (100)Revised programme 44 (58) 32 (42) 76 (100)Annemarie Baaij.indd 28 28-06-2023 12:26