Dental Anxiety among Medical and Paramedical Undergraduate Students of Malaysia
Joint Authors
Pateel, Deepak Gowda Sadashivappa
Gunjal, Shilpa
Parkar, Sujal
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-02-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gunjal, Shilpa& Pateel, Deepak Gowda Sadashivappa& Parkar, Sujal. 2017. Dental Anxiety among Medical and Paramedical Undergraduate Students of Malaysia. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gunjal, Shilpa…[et al.]. Dental Anxiety among Medical and Paramedical Undergraduate Students of Malaysia. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Gunjal, Shilpa& Pateel, Deepak Gowda Sadashivappa& Parkar, Sujal. Dental Anxiety among Medical and Paramedical Undergraduate Students of Malaysia. International Journal of Dentistry. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1165601
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1165601