fa آموزش پزشکی Medical Education پژوهشي اصیل Orginal Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b>Background & Objective<i>: </i></b>Reflection plays an important role in the students&rsquo; learning. The present study aimed to assess the effect of reflection-based education on the thinking skills and performance of dental students.<br> <b>Materials &Methods<i>:</i></b> This is a quasi-experimental study. A total of 34 dental students that passed basic science courses and entered the clinical departments have participated. Educational interventions based on Gibbs&#39; reflection model were conducted through educational workshops and workplace-based education. The reflective thinking of students was assessed by a 16-item questionnaire in four domains of habitual performance, understanding, reflection, and critical reflection. The students&rsquo; performances were assessed by an observational examination. Data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical tests in SPSS ver.17. The significance level was P-value&le; 0.05.<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span><br> <b>Results<i>:</i></b> The students&rsquo; score of reflective thinking before the educational intervention was 14.48&plusmn;2.73 and after the training was 15.35&plusmn;1.33. There were significant differences in the scores of the reflection domain before and after educational interventions. (p-value=0.01). The learning scores of students were reported 17.56 that significantly higher than the minimum pass level. (P-value=0.01).<br> <b>Conclusion<i>:</i></b> Reflection-based education decreases the level of habitual performance and increases reflection among dental students. Therefore, it is recommended that reflection as a main component of clinical education throughout the practical courses be considered in dental schools.</span></span></span><br> &nbsp;</div> Reflection, Dental Student, Dentistry, Reflection Based Education 1 6 http://edujournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-12-1241-6&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Maryam Kazemipoor dr.kazemipoor@gmail.com 5300319475328460023612 5300319475328460023612 No Shahid Sadoghi University of Science Fatemeh Keshmiri keshmiri1395@gmail.com 5300319475328460023613 5300319475328460023613 Yes Shahid Sadoghi University of Science