Conditioning factors for the learning and design of removable partial dentures at the UAC-Cusco

Abstract

Background: The conditioning factors of learning, important in the level of teaching, training, evaluation of the removable partial prosthesis design (RPP) and in the methodology; reflect self-perceived difficulties in the level of knowledge of removable prosthesis design, impairing the skill and experience of the undergraduate student. Purpose: To determine the relationship between the conditioning factors of learning and the design of RPP. Method: It was a scientific, descriptive, comparative; sampling, not probabilistic, by quotas of voluntary subjects; with a 95 % confidence, of mixed students, a universe of 56 students, and a studied population of 24.35 %; the conditioning factors of learning and the ability to design a removable prosthesis were measured in data collection sheets, using a questionnaire, together with the knowledge test for Kennedy classification; an examiner was in charge of the evaluation; the qualifications of the designs were subject to the guide of qualification criteria of Loza; with ratings (adequate, fair and poor) for Classes I, II, III and IV and for the type of analysis, descriptive statistics were used. Results: For the variable factors conditioning learning; the level of education was 66.1 % deficient, 28.6 % regular and 5.4 % adequate; for the variable removable prosthesis design; 67.9 % were deficient, 25 % fair and 7.1 % adequate. Conclusion: There is a very high relationship between the conditioning factors of learning and the design of RPP.