Special Needs & Medical Study ✓ Peer reviewed

Preliminary Assessment of Critical Thinking Among Fifth-Year Dental Students Using Temporomandibular Disorder Questions: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Advances in medical education and practice · Hassan AF, Radhi H, Razouki NA, Hussein HM, Alhamdani FY · 2026-09-26

Fifth-year dental students generated questions on temporomandibular disorder content; the type of answer format (enumeration versus short answer) showed a significant association with question relevance, though student-generated questions may not directly measure critical thinking ability.

A plain-English summary of the study's own findings — we don't add our own claims or interpretation. Read the full paper for the complete methods and results, and apply your own clinical judgement.

Read the full study at the source
The Recall — the month's most significant new dental research, summarised. Free.
Browse The Recall