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Despite their effectiveness, variability in knowledge and clinical experience amongst dental students has been reported. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions of Dutch dental students at the Academic Centre for Dentistry in the dental school of Amsterdam (ACTA). Regarding PMCs and pulpotomies in primary molars.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A cross\u2010sectional questionnaire study was conducted amongst second\u2010to\u2010final year dental students at Academic Centre for Dentistry in the dental school of Amsterdam (ACTA). The 23\u2010item questionnaire addressed knowledge, perceived curriculum coverage, and clinical\/preclinical experience. Descriptive statistics and Spearman correlation tests were used (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Out of 120 invited students, 98 (81.6%) responded. While 75.5% of students considered the curriculum adequate for teaching PMCs, 84.7% felt that pulpotomies were insufficiently addressed. All students were familiar with the Hall Technique, and 50% had placed a PMC preclinically. Fewer students had clinical experience: 19.4% had placed a PMC and 9.2% had performed a pulpotomy. A positive correlation was found between preclinical and clinical PMC placement (Spearman's rho\u2009=\u20090.33,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.0007).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Whilst students received appropriate training regarding the use of PMCs, both in theory and practice, exposure to pulpotomy procedures remains limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Most dental students in Amsterdam demonstrated appropriate knowledge, preclinical experience and understanding of indications for PMCs compared to performing a pulpotomy. 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