Abstract: Objective To construct a clinical ability evaluation index system for oral cavity undergraduate interns to apply to the evaluation of clinical competence of oral cavity undergraduate interns, and to promote the whole oral clinical practice teaching, and to improve the comprehensive clinical quality of interns. Methods Based on the literature review, this study preliminarily constructed the clinical competence evaluation index system for oral cavity undergraduate interns, and used Delphi expert consultation to conduct two rounds of expert consultation, and selected the clinical competence evaluation index system for oral cavity undergraduate interns and and determined the weight by using analytic hierarchy process and percentage weight method.Results After two rounds of Delphi's expert consultation,an index system of clinical ability evaluation for oral cavity undergraduate interns with 8 primary indicators and 55 secondary indicators was constructed and its weight was determined.Conclusion Based on the reasonable application of Delphi's expert consultation method, this study established a clinical competence evaluation index system for oral undergraduate interns, which is comprehensive and suitable for the evaluation of clinical competence of oral cavity undergraduates. The index system is conducive to discovering the problems existing in the interns during the internship and promptly recommending improvement strategies, and playing a guiding role in improving the clinical ability of the interns.

Key words: oral cavity undergraduate, intern, clinical competence, evaluation index system, Delphi technique