Structured clinical assessments such as Mini-CEX and OSCE improve diagnostic accuracy, patient communication, and procedural skills in orthodontic postgraduate education¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Structured clinical assessments provide structured feedback that improves diagnostic accuracy, patient communication, and procedural skills. → Baxmann Martin 2025

Evidence¶

Baxmann Martin 2025¶

Baxmann Martin, Kárpáti Krisztina, Baráth Zoltán. (2025). A systematic review of the content and delivery of clinical knowledge in orthodontic postgraduate programs. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07361-x

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review reports that structured assessments "provide structured feedback that improves diagnostic accuracy, patient communication, and procedural skills". Mini-CEX is used as a work-based assessment in real clinical settings, while OSCEs offer a standardized evaluation environment.

"These approaches provide structured feedback that improves diagnostic accuracy, patient communication, and procedural skills, reinforcing residents' ability to make evidence-based clinical decisions"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Communication Skills — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

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• Mini-CEX with structured feedback improves orthodontic residents' technical and decision-making skills — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• OSCE use in orthodontic education improves diagnostic accuracy, procedural proficiency, and communication skills through simulated patient interactions — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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