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Novice dentists’ self-efficacy795they attended (Table S1). The questionnaires were in their national languages. The data were collected and processed anonymously. The response rate was 30%. People who participated in the follow-up study (i.e. the present study) were similar to those who participated only in the previous study (Baaij et al. 2020) (Table 1). The graduates from ACTA were divided into two groups: ‘ACTA standard’ and ‘ACTA extended’. Whilst the graduates from both groups followed the regular endodontic programme before their graduation, the graduates from the latter group followed an additional elective course in Endodontics during the final year of their undergraduate training. Hence, there are three programmes from which the participants could have graduated: AU, ACTA standard, or ACTA extended.Table 1. Responders participated both close to their graduation (i.e. baseline) and a year following their graduation (i.e. follow-up), whereas non-responders participated close to their graduation (i.e. baseline) only.Responders Non-responders p-valueTotal n 60 138School n (%) .50 ACTA 33 (28) 83 (72) AU 27 (33) 55 (67)Group (ACTA only) n (%) .07 Standard 21 (25) 63 (75) Extended 12 (43) 16 (57)Root canal treatments performed during undergraduate dental training mean (sd) Root canals 9.2 (4.3) 8.6 (4.7) .25 Teeth 4.2 (2.4) 4.6 (1.8) .05 Incisors 0.7 (0.9) 0.6 (0.9) .18 Canines 0.5 (0.7) 0.5 (0.8) .73 Premolars 1.6 (1.1) 1.4 (1.2) .30 Molars 1.9 (1.2) 1.7 (1.2) .33Baseline self-efficacy mean (sd) 25.9 (5.6) 25.3 (4.6) .34Data treatment and statistical analyses The data obtained close to the participants graduation in the previous study (Baaij et al. 2020) were regarded as the baseline registration for the present study. The data obtained in the present study, 1 year after the graduation of those participants, was the follow-up registration. Self-efficacy was determined by summing up the scores from the 10 questions of the Endodontic General Self-Efficacy Scale (i.e. total self-efficacy score). Baseline self-efficacy is the total self-efficacy score at graduation. Follow-up self-efficacy is Annemarie Baaij.indd 79 28-06-2023 12:26