Perspectives and Performance of First-Year Medical and Dental Students in Anatomy Education Through Cadaveric Dissection: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cadaveric dissection remains an indispensable tool in anatomy education, fostering a deep understanding of human anatomy and instilling empathy and professionalism. For perception, dental students significantly favored cadaveric dissection for providing a better learning experience than alternative methods, improving spatial understanding, and aiding clinical correlation understanding. Regarding attitude, dental students more strongly associated cadaveric dissection with respect and dignity, emotional comfort, and influencing attitudes toward life and death. In practice, dental students showed greater agreement that cadaveric dissection should remain integral to education and benefit their future careers.