Self-assessment of Dental Anxiety and Fear among Dental Students in a Saudi Arabian College

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Hakeem ◽  
Bhayat ◽  
Abou Shaar ◽  
Al Qobaly
Keyword(s):  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Anxiety And Fear

scholarly journals Translation and Validation of Italian Version of Index of Dental Anxiety and Fear (IDAF-4C+): A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Stefano Salgarello ◽  
Maria Luisa Garo ◽  
Corrado Paganelli ◽  
Antonio Vita ◽  
Matteo Salvadori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Population ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Dental Fear ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Anxiety And Fear

Dental anxiety (DA) is defined as unreasonable apprehension toward dental procedures. About 4–20% of the worldwide adult population presents DA, with peaks of 30% in the younger population. Managing patients with dental anxiety and fear with a reliable and valid instrument is necessary to understand the multidimensional dimensions of dental fear. This work aimed to validate the Index of Dental Anxiety and Fear (IDAF-4C+) into Italian. Two hundred and eighty dental students attending an Italian university were enrolled. The IDAF-4C+ was translated by experts and a native English translator, blinded to the original version. The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) was used to assess the validity of IDAF-4C+. Spearman correlation coefficients and Exploratory Factorial Analysis (EFA) were used. Reliability was evaluated by Cronbach’s alpha. The reliability of the Italian version of IDAF-4C+ was good (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.88). Correlation between IDAF-4C+ and MDAS ranged between 0.42 to 0.68. From EFA, one factor explained 58.76% of the common variance. Women showed a higher level of dental fear. The Italian IDAF-4C+ is a valid and reliable tool to assess DA in any clinical context. This instrument allows for a proper understanding and management of DA, and therefore a better patient oral health-related quality of life and compliance with the dentist’s instructions.

Dental Anxiety and Fear among a University Population in a Sample from Yemen

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed A. Madfa ◽  
Saad M. Al-Zubaidi ◽  
Ahmed H. Shibam ◽  
Waled A. Al-ansi ◽  
Lamis A. AL-Beshari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Dental Fear ◽  
Contextual Variables ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Humanities And Social Sciences ◽  
Anxiety And Fear

Abstract Background: Many patients and clinicians consider dental fear to be a major challenge. Knowledge about dental students’ own experiences with dental anxiety is very important. The present study, therefore, aimed to examine the levels of dental anxiety and fear among students in relation to their field of study and gender. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 720 (360 women and 360 men) recruited from the College of Dentistry and the College of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Science and Technology in Sana'a, Yemen. Corah’s Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and Dental Fear Survey (DFS) were used to measure anxiety and fear among the study population. Spearman's correlation was applied to analyse the relationships among the anxiety measurements and the relationship between the DAS and DFS tests. Chi-square tests and linear regression analyses were applied to analyse the associations between dental anxiety or fear and contextual variables. Results: Out of the 720 students enrolled, 713 students (354 men and 359 women) completed and returned the questionnaire, yielding a response rate of 99.03%. The associations among dental anxiety measurements and the DAS and DFS was statistically significant ( p < 0.01). Students from the dental colleges had less anxiety and fear than did those from the humanities and social sciences college ( p < 0.05). Men were less anxious and fearful than women ( p < 0.05). Dental anxiety and fear were more associated with women than were other contextual variables [for fear (OR = 1.14, p = 0.001); for anxiety (OR = 1.90, p = 0.001)]. Conclusions: Dental anxiety was found to be related to dental fear. Women were more anxious and fearful than men. Dental students were less anxious and fearful than those from the humanities and social sciences college. A lack of suitable dental health education may result in higher levels of anxiety and fear among students from non-dental colleges in Yemen.

Risk analysis of factors in clinical anxiety among undergraduate and postgraduate students in dentistry

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Paras Ahmad ◽  
Ahmad Chaudhary ◽  
Jawaad A. Asif ◽  
Eman I. AlSagob ◽  
Mazen F. Alkahtany ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Public University ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Pulp Exposure ◽  
Opposite Gender ◽  
Anxiety And Fear

BACKGROUND: When anxiety is persistent among dental students, the consequence could be poor academic performance, ill health, lack of empathy, and exhaustion. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the level of anxiety along with anxiety-provoking factors among clinical dental students. METHODS: This study included dental undergraduate and postgraduate clinical students from a public university. A modified version of the self-administered Moss and McManus questionnaire, which consisted of 50 items, was utilized to evaluate the levels of anxiety. The results were analyzed using SPSS ® version 24. The significance level was set at p <  0.05. RESULTS: Within 180 participants, 140 (77.77%) were undergraduate students, while 40 (22.22%) were postgraduate dental students. Overall, the top clinical anxiety-provoking factor included failure to pass the final examination, whereas the least clinical anxiety-provoking element was communicating with the opposite gender. Significant differences existed among male and female participants in the seven anxiety-provoking factors among the participants namely dealing with elderly patients, fail to pass finals, arresting post-extraction bleeding, patients asking difficult questions, fear of accidental pulp exposure, dealing with a child or non-cooperative patient, and fear of taking an incorrect impression. Postgraduate students showed lower anxiety scores in various clinical tasks as compared to undergraduate students. CONCLUSIONS: Postgraduate dental students share largely the same perspectives with undergraduate dental students on the clinical anxiety-provoking situations with slight variations. Being the future healthcare providers, dental students must learn techniques to help them manage their dental anxiety and fear as well as deal with anxiety related to treating patients

scholarly journals Adaptation and Validation of the Malay Version of the Index of Dental Anxiety and Fear (IDAF-4C+) for Malaysian Secondary School Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-119
Author(s):  
Izyan Hazwani Baharuddin ◽  
◽  
Wan Nor Arifin ◽  
Kueh Yee Cheng ◽  
Normastura Abd Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety And Fear

scholarly journals Self Assessment of Dental students’ Perception of Learning Environment in Croatia, India and Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manu Batra ◽  
Ana Ivanišević Malčić ◽  
Aasim Farooq Shah ◽  
Reshu Agrawal Sagtani ◽  
Ivana Medvedec Mikić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Self Assessment

scholarly journals Interprofessional learning experiences: Exploring the perception and attitudes of Saudi Arabian medical and dental students

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (sup1) ◽  
pp. S43-S48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghadeer K. Al-Shaikh ◽  
Ebtissam M. Al-Madi ◽  
Jazba Masood ◽  
Quratulain Shaikh ◽  
Sadiqa B. Syed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Interprofessional Learning ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

scholarly journals Dental Anxiety and Its Possible Effects on Caries Prevalence Among Group of Dental Students In Kathmandu Medical College

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-81
Author(s):  
Deepak Kumar Roy ◽  
Punam Basnet Dixit ◽  
Siddharth Ghimire ◽  
Roshan Kumar Roy ◽  
Aashish Pandey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
World Health ◽  
First Year ◽  
Caries Prevalence ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Dental Hospital ◽  
The Mean

Introduction: The prevalence of high dental anxiety varies from 2% to 30% worldwide depending on the study population, the methods applied, and the cut-off scores used. There is strong evidence that dental anxiety is associated with dental attendance; it has been reported that individuals with higher dental anxiety tend to visit the dentist irregularly, which in turn may lead to deterioration in oral health. Studies have demonstrated that dental anxiety is associated with poor self-reported and clinically assigned oral health, more decayed and missing teeth, fewer filled teeth and worse periodontal health. Dental students are the future dental doctors who will be dealing with fearful patients in future. Knowing the facts on dental anxiety will have positive impact while treating and dealing such patients. Objectives: The overall objectives of the study were to assess level of anxiety and its possible effect on prevalence of caries among dental students studying at Kathmandu medical college and Dental hospital. Specific: To access the level of anxiety among dental students of different years (from first year to final year) along it was further focused to analyse the level of anxiety among male and female dental students. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted to choose a random convenient sample. The data were collected from dental students of first year to final year studying at Kathmandu medical college dental hospital–KMCDH. A structured questionnaire based on modified dental anxiety scale was used to collect the data. Patients were examined for dental caries prevalence using decay, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) index according to World Health Organisation guidelines. Results: The highest MDAS was seen among the younger batches and the mean values for MDAS declined with higher batch of dental students. The mean dental anxiety score for males was 8.9 and 15.5 for females. The difference was statistically significant the most fearful stimulus in dental clinic for both genders was local anesthetic injection, followed by drilling of teeth. Conclusion: Dental anxiety remains a significant problem for many patients of both gender and different age groups of examined students. Dental anxiety has a negative effect on oral health status by increasing the prevalence of decayed teeth. Further studies should be carried out using large random samples before generalizing this conclusion.  

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