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Teaching in Endodontics assessed via self-efficacy433ResultsTwenty-four students participated in the present study. Data are presented in Table 1. Self-efficacy and the self-perceived competence of students who followed the former modules of clinical training and assessment were similar to those of students who followed the revised modules. However, students who attended the revised clinical training module reported a lower need for extra education in endodontics to maintain their competence than students who attended the former clinical training module. Not the entire number of root canal treatments on patients, but the number of treatments performed under supervision of the endodontists was related with an increase in students’ selfefficacy and self-perceived competence. The students’ self-efficacy was higher when they performed more than two root canal treatments under supervision of the endodontists (P=0.034). Their self-perceived competence was higher when they performed more than three (P=0.022) or more than four (P=0.049) root canal treatments under supervision of the endodontists. The revised theoretical training module with higher number of tutorials increased students’ self-perceived competence, but did not statistically significantly influence their self-efficacy. Table 1. The separate questions of the Endodontic Self-Perceived Competence Scale together with the four-point Likert-type scale, supplemented by self-perceived competence and self-efficacy determined with the Endodontic General Self-Efficacy Scale. Moderately trueclinical training modulemodule of assessmenttheoretical training moduleperformance in performing root canal treatmentSeparate questions of the Endodontic Self-Perceived Competence ScaleNot at all trueHardly trueExactly trueMean±SD Range p-value p-value p-value p-value1 I feel competent to diagnose independently.1 2 3 4 3.3 ± 0.5 2 – 4 0.963 0.490 0.301 0.8022 I feel competent to determine independently the difficulty level of an endodontic treatment.1 2 3 4 3.2 ± 0.8 1 – 4 0.966 0.874 0.452 0.526Annemarie Baaij.indd 43 28-06-2023 12:26