Dental Anxiety among Medical and Paramedical Undergraduate Students of Malaysia
Aim. To assess the dental anxiety level among dental, medical, and pharmacy students of MAHSA University, Malaysia. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among 1500 undergraduate students of MAHSA University. The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) was used to m...
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| description | Aim. To assess the dental anxiety level among dental, medical, and pharmacy students of MAHSA University, Malaysia. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among 1500 undergraduate students of MAHSA University. The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) was used to measure dental anxiety among the study population. The responses were assessed by 5-point likert scale ranging from 1 to 5. The level of anxiety was categorized into lowly anxious (5–11), moderately anxious (12–18), and severely anxious ≥19. Out of 1500 students enrolled, 1024 students (342 males and 682 females) completed and returned the questionnaire having response rate of 68.26%. Results. There was a statistically significant difference (P<0.001) when the mean dental anxiety scores were compared among the three faculties and dental students had lowest mean score (11.95 ± 4.21). The fifth year (senior) dental students scored significantly (P=0.02) lower mean anxiety score as compared to the first dental students (junior). The students were anxious mostly about tooth drilling and local anesthetic injection. Conclusions. Dental students have a significantly low level of dental anxiety as compared with medical and pharmacy students. Incorporation of dental health education in preuniversity and other nondental university curriculums may reduce dental anxiety among the students. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d8a91f8284774502874d82d6c44c44682025-02-03T06:01:21ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362017-01-01201710.1155/2017/47625764762576Dental Anxiety among Medical and Paramedical Undergraduate Students of MalaysiaShilpa Gunjal0Deepak Gowda Sadashivappa Pateel1Sujal Parkar2Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, MAHSA University, Bandar Saujana Putra, 41200 Jenjarom, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, MAHSA University, Bandar Saujana Putra, 41200 Jenjarom, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Siddhpur Dental College and Hospital, Siddhpur, Patan, Gujarat, IndiaAim. To assess the dental anxiety level among dental, medical, and pharmacy students of MAHSA University, Malaysia. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among 1500 undergraduate students of MAHSA University. The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) was used to measure dental anxiety among the study population. The responses were assessed by 5-point likert scale ranging from 1 to 5. The level of anxiety was categorized into lowly anxious (5–11), moderately anxious (12–18), and severely anxious ≥19. Out of 1500 students enrolled, 1024 students (342 males and 682 females) completed and returned the questionnaire having response rate of 68.26%. Results. There was a statistically significant difference (P<0.001) when the mean dental anxiety scores were compared among the three faculties and dental students had lowest mean score (11.95 ± 4.21). The fifth year (senior) dental students scored significantly (P=0.02) lower mean anxiety score as compared to the first dental students (junior). The students were anxious mostly about tooth drilling and local anesthetic injection. Conclusions. Dental students have a significantly low level of dental anxiety as compared with medical and pharmacy students. Incorporation of dental health education in preuniversity and other nondental university curriculums may reduce dental anxiety among the students.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4762576 |
| spellingShingle | Shilpa Gunjal Deepak Gowda Sadashivappa Pateel Sujal Parkar Dental Anxiety among Medical and Paramedical Undergraduate Students of Malaysia International Journal of Dentistry |
| title | Dental Anxiety among Medical and Paramedical Undergraduate Students of Malaysia |
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| title_fullStr | Dental Anxiety among Medical and Paramedical Undergraduate Students of Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dental Anxiety among Medical and Paramedical Undergraduate Students of Malaysia |
| title_short | Dental Anxiety among Medical and Paramedical Undergraduate Students of Malaysia |
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