Enhancing Local Dental Anesthesia Education With Anesthesia Manikins: A Study on Second‐Year Dental Students

Anesthesia manikins significantly improve students' comprehension and proficiency in local dental anesthesia. Despite these benefits, students prefer a blended approach that integrates manikin practice with conventional peer-based clinical training. Such hybrid model promotes competence in dental anesthesia education. Expanding the curriculum to include additional manikin sessions and virtual reality tools may further enhance preclinical preparation.