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oral surgery integral part dentistry deals diagnosis management pathology mouth jaws requires surgical intervention aim undergraduate studies oral surgery upon graduation confident competent treat without assistance surgical cases spectrum general dentistry study evaluates senior greek dental students selfconfidence selfperceived competence undertake cases within scope oral surgery evaluation clinical experience gathered training selfperceived confidence competence generic oral surgery skills included present study questionnaire survey conducted academic year 20182019 questionnaire comprised three sections section 1 included demographic data four closedended questions concerning numerical data procedures already performed observed section 2 included four questions concerning selfperceived competence perform basic surgical techniques section 3 included 10 clinical case scenarios one hundred twentyseven students participated study among basic surgical skills students confident suturing least confident bone removal students aristotle university thessaloniki auth tend show higher level confidence compared students national kapodistrian university athens nkua questions greek graduate dental students report moderate levels selfconfidence oral surgery realistic approach increasing selfconfidence competence oral surgery would focus preclinical training generic elementary surgical skills combination increased observational sessions oral surgery procedures outreach training