Donnish Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene

August 2022 Vol. 8(6), pp. 063-065

Copyright (c) 2022 Donnish Journals

Original Research Article

The Levels of Anxiety Among Undergraduate Preclinical, Clinical, and Postgraduate Dental Students

Faisal Al-Markhan¹, Mohammed Al-Hammad¹, Zeyad Al-Deraibi¹, Abdullah Asiri¹, Alhassan Al-Shahrani¹, and Omar Al-Kadhi²

¹Dental Intern, Riyadh Elm University, Saudi Arabia
²Department of Orthodontics Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding Author's Email:omar.alkadhi@riyadh.edu.sa

Accepted 1st June, 2022.

Abstract

---

Introduction: Anxiety in our modern world has been a common subject and a major topic disturbing students in many different specialties. Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an abnormal feeling of apprehension usually associated with physical signs such as increased pulse rate, sweating, fatigue, tension, and many other signs.“Studies have observed a higher anxiety levels among dental students”. Aims of the study: To compare the levels of anxiety between dental preclinical, clinical, and postgraduate students. Materials and Methods: Study design: a cross-sectional study. Study subject: Undergraduate Preclinical, Clinical, and Postgraduate Dental Students at Saudi Universities. The target sample size will be around 384. Results: 280 participants responded to the questionnaire. The Mean age of participants was 24 and SD was 2.97. The levels of anxiety significantly differed among students in different levels of studies (p=0.000). Conclusion: Levels of anxiety are found to be higher in students in the preclinical dental education levels.

Keywords: Anxiety, Preclinical, Postgraduate, Dental students.

Read: [Full Text - PDF]

Cite This Article:

Faisal Al-Markhan, Mohammed Al-Hammad, Zeyad Al-Deraibi, Abdullah Asiri, Alhassan Al-Shahrani, and Omar Al-Kadhi. The Levels of Anxiety Among Undergraduate Preclinical, Clinical, and Postgraduate Dental Students. Donnish Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene 8(6) 2022 pp. 063-065.