ANALYSIS OF THE TRAINING OF APPLICANTS FOR EDUCATION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC THERAPEUTIC DENTISTRY BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INTEGRATED TEST EXAM «KROK»

The quality of medical education is largely determined by the objectivity and accuracy of its control systems. There is a global trend towards the use of a standardized testing system for medical students at the state level with the use of closed multiple-choice tests. Given the ever-increasing importance of the integrated test exam “Krok 2”, its main indicators in the dynamics were analyzed and a comparative analysis with the results of the subtest in pediatric therapeutic dentistry was carried out. Despite the significant variability of the “pass” criterion (from 50.5% to 64.0%), the results of the Pediatric Therapeutic Dentistry subtest over the 10 years have always exceeded the pass rate of the Krok 2 integrated test exam. Also, the results of the Pediatric Therapeutic Dentistry subtest have almost always exceeded the national indicator of the Krok 2 integrated test exam in the specialty Dentistry and the national indicator of the Pediatric Therapeutic Dentistry subtest. Evaluating the results, it can be argued that the level of training of higher education applicants at the Department of Pediatric Therapeutic Dentistry fully satisfies the successful implementation of the educational process, and the scientific and pedagogical staff of the department is preparing a new generation of highly qualified doctors who will continue to build the European future of our country and develop its health care sector for the benefit of our citizens.