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Chapter 584Table 4. Management of endodontic cases within the first year following graduation: the amount of root canal treatments novice dentists performed themselves, and the number of cases they referred to a colleague. Undergraduate programme that the participants had graduated fromACTA standard ACTA extended AUmedian Q1 Q3 range median Q1 Q3 range median Q1 Q3 rangeTreatments performed by novice dentist: Primary treatment 20 12.5 30 0-60 15 11 26.5 6-100 40 25 65 0-150 Retreatment 0 0 1.5 0-3 1 0 2.5 0-10 3 1 5 0-10Referrals by novice dentist for: Primary treatment 5.5 1.5 12.5 0-30 2 0.5 10 0-25 0 0 2 0-10 Retreatment 7.5 3 20 0-30 2.5 0.5 10 0-25 0 0 1 0-10 Endodontic surgery 1 0 3 0-10 2.5 0 5 0-10 3 1 5 0-20 Other 0 0 1 0-3 1.5 0 4 0-5 0 0 1 0-3Note:“Q1” is the lower quartile“Q3” is the upper quartileTable 5. Partial correlations between the referrals novice dentists’ made and the number of primary root canal treatments they performed themselves within the first year following graduation, the change in their self-efficacy, and their average self-efficacy. Referrals for:Primary treatments performed Change in self-efficacy Average self-efficacyPart. corr. p-value Part. corr. p-value Part. corr. p-valuePrimary treatment -0.11 .42 -0.07 .58 -0.02 .88Retreatment 0.18 .18 -0.04 .75 0.08 .55Endodontic surgery 0.54 <.001 0.75 .39 0.28 .04Other (trauma, resorptions) -0.12 .40 -0.24 .09 0.04 .80Note:“Part. corr.” is the partial correlationThe partial correlations are correlations adjusted for the undergraduate programme that the participants had graduated from, that is, the pooled within programme correlations between the type of referral and the dependent variable.Annemarie Baaij.indd 84 28-06-2023 12:26