PA-005 - Bridging Borders: Gender and Self-Assessment Skills in Dental Education

Self-assessment skills are critical for dental graduates, as it presents an opportunity for continued self-reflection and increased engagement with course material to improve self-directed learning and academic performance. However, whether similar trends in gender’s impact on self-assessment are upheld across various countries & cultural backgrounds has yet to be clarified. Our study offers a distinctive perspective on how gender influences students' self-assessment skills in the United States, Egypt and Japan. Drawing inspiration from our global research, this talk will explore cross-cultural gender dynamics, igniting interactive discussions to highlight self-assessment specific strategies and equip students to shape the future of dental education.