Analysis of Student Attitudes Towards CAD/CAM Technology in Dentistry

This report explores dental students' attitudes toward the application of CAD/CAM technology in dentistry, referencing several studies on digital scanning, curriculum implementation, and virtual reality in dental medicine. It outlines a research design employing both qualitative and quantitative methods, using an inductive approach and interpretivism philosophy. Data will be collected from primary and secondary sources, including questionnaires analyzed with SPSS. The study aims to assess the knowledge and attitudes of dental undergraduates toward CAD/CAM technology, with a purposeful sample of 60 graduates undertaking dentistry. The expected outcomes include a higher level of knowledge among students, improved awareness of CAD/CAM, and the anticipation of future dentistry practices incorporating CAD/CAM software.

Student attitude towards
application of CAD/CAM
technology in dentistry

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JUSTIFICATION AND
EXPLANATION
• Computer science and information technology has
evolved into the field of dentistry into wider areas.
Newer addition is CADCAM technologies have made
great improvement in the dentistry. In this study we
will assess the knowledge of dental undergraduate
towards the technology and mechanics of CADCAM.
• The study is to design and understand the knowledge
and attitude of dental application towards CADCAM.

METHODOLOGY
• Research design: Exploratory concept.
• Research approach: Inductive approach.
• Research type: Qualitative and quantitative type.
• Data collection: Primary and secondary sources of
data collection (For the primary self-explanatory
questionnaire will be asked and SPSS for windows
will be used)
• Data analysis: Qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Research philosophy: Interpretivism

Sample population and size
 Sampling: Purposeful sampling will be used that would
include the people that are accessing the education
regarding the dentistry and are actually performing it.
They can be any person and from any college of
dentistry.
 Sample Size: 60 graduates undertaking dentistry can be
randomly selected without knowing their background
so that study can be made more specific and genuine.

Expected outcomes
• The expected outcome the level of knowledge was
significantly higher in Students.
• Knowing the concept of “CAD/CAM” represent the
first step for technological progress in education.
• The knowledge and awareness of CADCAM will
improve more grades.
• In future dentistry will be performed using the
CADCAM software and other similar software's.

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