Examination performance of dentistry students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of Acta Odontologica Scandinavica Society. Objective: The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in remote teaching and online assessment in higher education. The examination performance of undergraduate students of dentistry was evaluated to assess any possible association between the altered learning environment and learners’ performance. Materials and methods: Using administrative data from the University of Helsinki, the examination performance during the years 2018 and 2019 was compared with that of 2020. Results: In 16 out of 22 courses (73%) taught remotely during the pandemic, a statistically significant difference (p