Study 1: Critical Aspects of Educating Clinical Management and Clinical Reasoning in Primary Teeth Pulpotomy: A Qualitative Study Based on the Perspectives of Experts and Novices

Within each theme, sub-themes highlighted common errors and complicating factors. The findings offer valuable insights for developing targeted simulation-based educational programs aimed at bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and clinical application in dental education. Dataset The dataset includes anonymized qualitative data from 16 semi-structured interviews with dental education experts and novice students.

It consists of, ‘coded excerpts’, contains selected excerpts from interview transcripts along with thematic codes assigned during the analysis; and, ‘codebook’, details the thematic structure, including main themes and their respective sub-themes. This dataset was used to identify critical factors affecting clinical management and reasoning, guiding the design of educational simulations in primary teeth pulpotomy.