Background and Aim:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the educational status of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at the Islamic Azad University, Tehran, using the CIPP evaluation model during the academic year 2023-2024. Materials and Methods:This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on general dentistry students in the 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th semesters. The CIPP evaluation model was utilized, assessing the context and product domains through questionnaires based on this model. The first part of the questionnaires included questions about the personal characteristics of the students. In the subsequent parts, the context and product domains of the educational program in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department were evaluated. Results: In the context domain, the mean scores were as follows: 7th semester, 2.336 ± 0.51; 8th semester, 2.077 ± 0.52; 10th semester, 2.224 ± 0.53; 11th semester, 2.715 ± 0.49. In the product domain, the mean scores were: 7th semester, 1.46 ± 0.25; 8th semester, 1.97 ± 0.49; 10th semester, 2.24 ± 0.40; 11th semester, 2.16 ± 0.3. Conclusion: The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at the Islamic Azad University, Tehran, was evaluated as satisfactory in the context domain by all students from the 7th to 11th semesters in 2023. In the product domain, the department was deemed satisfactory by students in the 8th, 10th, and 11th semesters, while students in the 7th semester rated it as unsatisfactory.
Sheidaee ashtiani B, mahaseni aghdam H, Lasemi E, Shalalvand M. Evaluation of the educational program of the oral, maxillofacial and facial surgery department based on the Context Input Process and Product (CIPP) index in Faculty of Dentistry Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences in Tehran in the academic year of 2023-2024. J Res Dent Sci 2025; 22 (2) :125-140 URL: http://jrds.ir/article-1-1569-en.html