Why Use Manikins in Dental Licensure Examinations
There are several benefits of using manikins in dental licensure examinations, including:
- Safety: Using manikins in dental licensure exams eliminates the risk of injury to live patients, who may be vulnerable to infection or adverse reactions during procedures.
- Cost-effectiveness: Manikins are less expensive to use than live patients, as they do not require the same level of medical supervision or follow-up care.
- Consistency: Manikins provide a consistent level of difficulty and a standardized set of conditions for each examination, whereas live patients may vary in terms of their health status, age, and other factors that can affect the difficulty of a procedure.
- Reusability: Dental manikins can be used multiple times for training and testing, which leads to cost-effectiveness in terms of usage over live patients.
- Convenience: Dental manikins are typically smaller and easier to transport than live patients, which allows for greater flexibility in terms of where and when examinations can be held.
- Repeatability: Dental manikins allow to repeat the procedures multiple times as it does not require any further follow up and patient history, which allows the learners to practice more and improves their skills.
Overall, the use of manikins in dental licensure examinations can help to ensure that candidates are properly trained and qualified to provide safe and effective care to patients, while also helping to reduce the cost and risk associated with training and testing live patients.
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