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Blurb Assessment Innovation in Dental Education examines how contemporary assessment and digital learning approaches can reshape the education of future dentists. Drawing on three complementary investigations in fixed prosthodontics, this monograph explores the potential—and the limitations—of Hybrid Augmented Multiple-Choice Questions (A-MCQs), Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), and digital preclinical learning systems. Rather than assuming that innovation automatically produces better learning, the book critically examines the gap between theoretical pedagogical value and students' actual experiences. It explores clinical reasoning, higher-order thinking, assessment acceptability, stress, clarity, psychometric quality, and the role of digital feedback in developing technical competence. The findings demonstrate that the effectiveness of an innovative assessment method depends not only on its design, but also on familiarity, clear instructions, curricular alignment, structured preparation, and meaningful feedback. Grounded in Miller's pyramid of clinical competence, competency-based education, and programmatic assessment, the book proposes a complementary rather than one-size-fits-all approach to assessment. Traditional and hybrid written assessments, OSCEs, and digital preclinical tools are considered according to the specific level of competence they can validly measure. Written for dental educators, postgraduate students, researchers in health professions education, and academic decision-makers, this monograph provides a practical and critical framework for institutions seeking to modernize assessment while maintaining validity, reliability, educational relevance, and student engagement.