Improving dental students’ dexterity and strength: an intervention study
A structured home programme significantly improves manual dexterity and sensitivity in dental students, even without expensive equipment, demonstrating that these skills can be effectively trained. However, the decrease in grip strength suggests the desirability of incorporating strengthening exercises in future programmes. It is recommended to include control groups and expand the sample size to confirm these findings and optimise preclinical interventions.
Authors
- Martín Romero‐Maroto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0419-9160)
- Marta Pérez‐de‐Heredia‐Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4009-6185)
- María Pérez-Chicharro
- Paula Obeso‐Benítez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-4013)
- Carolina Nieto-Moraleda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9401-9719)
- Rosa M. Martínez-Piédrola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9684-6876)
- Elisabet Huertas‐Hoyas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5840-541X)
- Patricia Sánchez-Herrera-Baeza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1340-8278)
- María José González‐Olmo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3221-6848)
Institutions
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08015-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Occupational health in dentistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.53