{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]],"date-time":"2026-09-30T21:02:16Z","timestamp":1790802136442,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":12,"publisher":"Wiley","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]],"date-time":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1790726400000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/termsAndConditions#vor"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]],"date-time":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1790726400000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/doi.wiley.com\/10.1002\/tdm_license_1.1"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["onlinelibrary.wiley.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Eur J Dental Education"],"abstract":"ABSTRACT<\/jats:title>\n \n Background<\/jats:title>\n Dental magnification devices provide measurable clinical and ergonomic benefits; however, their adoption among undergraduate dental students remains limited in many institutions. This study aimed to assess awareness, usage patterns, attitudes, perceived barriers, and educational preferences regarding dental magnification among students at the School of Dentistry, University of Jordan.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n A cross\u2010sectional questionnaire\u2010based survey was conducted among 802 dental students at different educational levels, including preclinical third\u2010year students, clinical undergraduate students in the fourth and fifth years, and postgraduate trainees. Associations between demographic and educational variables and magnification\u2010related responses were analysed using the chi\u2010square and Kruskal\u2013Wallis tests. Statistical significance was established at\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.05.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Only 128 students (16.0%) reported clinical use of dental magnification, with significantly higher usage among postgraduate students (34.6%) compared with third\u2010year students (12.0%) (\u03c7\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n \u2009=\u200917.558,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.002). Male students reported significantly greater magnification use than female students (22.0% vs. 12.6%,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001). Despite the low rate of clinical use, most respondents (80.4%) agreed that magnification improves clinical accuracy. Cost was identified as the most common barrier to use (78.3%). Attendance at continuing education courses related to magnification was lowest among interns (14.5%). Most participants (84.0%) supported earlier integration of magnification training into the dental curriculum, with third year identified as the preferred stage for introduction.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n A substantial gap exists between students' positive perceptions of dental magnification and its actual clinical use. Financial barriers and limited curricular integration appear to be the main obstacles to adoption. Earlier incorporation of structured magnification training within undergraduate dental education may improve student exposure and uptake.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/eje.70316","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]],"date-time":"2026-09-30T20:21:26Z","timestamp":1790799686000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Dental Students' Awareness and Attitudes Toward Dental Magnification at the University of Jordan: A Questionnaire\u2010Based Survey"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9542-3126","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rawan Abu","family":"Zaghlan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry The University of Jordan Amman Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ahmad","family":"Abubader","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry The University of Jordan Amman Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-6041-2025","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jehad Al","family":"Awadi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry The University of Jordan Amman Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-1493-5228","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Judi Al","family":"Dandashi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry The University of Jordan Amman Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/JDD.13528"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/EJE.12605"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/IEJ.13240"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"T. 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