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Dental Fear among Medical and Dental Undergraduates
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-10-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Objective.
To assess the prevalence and level of dental fear among health related undergraduates and to identify factors causing such fear using Kleinknecht’s Dental Fear Survey (DFS) questionnaire.
Methods.
Kleinknecht’s DFS questionnaire was used to assess dental fear and anxiety among the entire enrollment of the medical and dental undergraduates’ of the University of Malaya.
Results.
Overall response rate was 82.2%.
Dental students reported higher prevalence of dental fear (96.0% versus 90.4%).
However, most of the fear encountered among dental students was in the low fear category as compared to their medical counterpart (69.2 versus 51.2%).
Significantly more medical students cancelled dental appointment due to fear compared to dental students ( P = 0.004 ).
“Heart beats faster” and “muscle being tensed” were the top two physiological responses experienced by the respondents.
“Drill” and “anesthetic needle” were the most fear provoking objects among respondents of both faculties.
Conclusion.
Dental fear and anxiety are a common problem encountered among medical and dental undergraduates who represent future health care professionals.
Also, high level of dental fear and anxiety leads to the avoidance of the dental services.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hakim, H.& Razak, I. A.. 2014. Dental Fear among Medical and Dental Undergraduates. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hakim, H.& Razak, I. A.. Dental Fear among Medical and Dental Undergraduates. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050885
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hakim, H.& Razak, I. A.. Dental Fear among Medical and Dental Undergraduates. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050885
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050885