Dental Anxiety Level Assessment Among Students and House Officers of a Public Sector in Islamabad
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the anxiety level attributed to the dental procedures among final year BDS students and house officers. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in School of Dentistry for the period of whole one month i.e. August 2024. The modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) Questionnaire was given to participants that included five questions with scoring scale from “Not Anxious” to “Extremely Anxious” to calculate the anxiety level of these participants regarding different dental procedures. Results: The mean anxiety level of final year dental students was 77.92 + 2.97 while for house officers it was found to be 31.02 + 2.56 (p. value= 0.001). The mean anxiety level scoring among female participants was 53.92 + 3.28 while mean anxiety level scoring among male participants was 40.18 + 3.64 which was statistically significant (p. value= 0.001). Conclusions: The current study concluded that increased level of anxiety was depicted in the dental students as compared to the house officers that revealed the declined anxiety attributed to the dental procedures due to the enhanced clinical expertise among them.
Language: English
Subfield: Oral Surgery
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4406292560