Title

Postgraduate students' perception of current and future pre-clinical prosthodontics curriculum: A web-based survey

Authors

Kritika Kar^1,*, Arti Shyam¹, Harsh Chansoria¹, Alka Gupta¹, Subhash Sonkesriya¹ & Shivani Gupta²

Affiliation

¹Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Kritika Kar - E-mail: kritikakar20@gmail.com
Arti Shyam - E-mail: artishyam58137@gmail.com
Harsh Chansoria - E-mail: harsh.chansoria@gmail.com
Alka Gupta - E-mail: dr.alka2000@gmail.com
Subhash Sonkesriya - E-mail: drsubhashsonkesriya1978@gmail.com
Shivani Gupta - E-mail: shivani2231.g@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received June 30, 2025; Revised June 30, 2025; Accepted June 30, 2025, Published June 30, 2025

Abstract

The perceptions of postgraduate Prosthodontic students regarding their preclinical curriculum in India are of interest. A web-based survey of 200 second - and third-year students highlighted a demand for a more contemporary and technologically integrated curriculum. Students found the current exercises to be either adequate or excessive, with casting procedures in fixed prosthodontics being the most challenging. The majority supported the inclusion of modern technologies, such as CAD/CAM systems and 3D scanners. The findings suggest that curriculum reform should focus on enhancing technological integration to better prepare students for clinical practice.

Keywords

CAD/CAM, dental photography, implant prosthodontics, prosthodontics, 3D scanners

Citation

Kar et al. Bioinformation 21(6): 1421-1428 (2025)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.