Factors associated with confidence in practicing of oral and maxillofacial surgery chief residents
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This study aimed to examine factors related to the confidence in professional practicing of chief residents in oral and maxillofacial surgery in Thailand. The factors under the investigation included personal data, program curriculum, training institutions, and experiences in patient care and surgery of the participating residents. Data were collected through questionnaires distributed to oral and maxillofacial surgery residents graduated in 2022 from all training institutions in Thailand. The research results, based on 18 participants, revealed a positive correlation between the confidence in professional practice and 1) the duration of serving as a chief resident in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2) the number of cleft lip and palate surgeries performed by a chief resident where the chief resident performed less than 50% for each surgery, and 3) the number of surgeries for malignant tumors in the oral cavity, jawbone, and face performed by a chief resident where the chief resident performed more than 50% for each surgery. However, no clear correlation was found between the confidence in professional practice and the number of surgeries related to maxillofacial trauma, orofacial infection, orthognathic surgery, benign tumor and cyst, and soft tissue reconstruction. These findings might be attributed to the varying complexity of patients, as well as differences in self-assessment of confidence among the residents.
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