scholarly journals Mentoring Undergraduate Students: Perception of Medical and Dental Faculties on Undergraduate Mentoring Program

2020 ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
Kye Mon Min Swe ◽  
Amit Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mentorship Program ◽  
Undergraduate Mentoring

Background: Mentoring is key to a successful career in medicine. Mentoring is the goal of developing nurturing relationships between elder adult who is dependable and someone who is younger needs consistent support or an intervention. Mentoring has shown to be essential for the acquisition of clinical and research skills, as well as career development. A good mentor maintains sight of the overall goal of the relationship and hold the focus for mentees personnel and professional growth overtime. Objectives: The objectives of study were to explore how faculties of medical and dental programme understand their role as mentors and to identify the perceptions of faculties regarding mentoring medical and dental students. Methodology: Cross sectional study was conducted at Melaka Manipal Medical College and lecturers from medical and dental faculties were participated in the study. The data were analysed by using SPSS. Results: There were total 48 faculties (38 medical and 10 dental faculties) participated in this study. Majority (39.58%) of faculties defined mentor as counsellor, (22.91%) career guide, (16.6%) role model while (8.3%) defined as research guide. Regarding perception of faculties on the mentorship program, (81.2%) of faculties perceived that mentors have positive influence on choosing future specialties options of the mentees, (75%) of the faculties were willing to discuss with the mentees regarding personal, financial issues as well as academic performance individually, (77%) perceived that time constraint is the barrier for successful programme and (62.5%) of faculties perceived that there should have a formal training prior to appointment as mentor. Conclusion: It was concluded that the roles, tasks and communication of mentor and mentees should be standardized. Mentors should have a formal training prior to appoint as mentor.

scholarly journals Role of Clinical Electives on Academic Career: A Cross Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Sajjad Ali ◽  
Anjuli Devi ◽  
Raja Azhar Humera ◽  
Muhammad Taha Sohail ◽  
Fizza Saher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Undergraduates

Introduction: Clinical Health Electives are an important part of academic curriculum in medical universities throughout the world. Electives are useful in developing personal and professional growth among students. Hence understanding the importance of electives among medical undergraduates on their academic life is important. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional based study was conducted among medical undergraduates in Karachi, Pakistan. A total number of 300 students from 3rd, 4th and 5th year of MBBS were taken as a sample. Consent was taken from the participants and questionnaire was filled from everyone. Study population was selected who did at least one clinical elective in their whole academic period. Results: According to our analysed results, undergraduate students from both private and public sector medical institutes perceived clinical electives as an advantage to themselves. Majority of the students saw their clinical and academic performances to be on a higher level. This shows that opting for electives regardless of its type (local or international) have proven to be fruitful for the undergraduates’ personal growth and academic career, allowing more scope for understudies to practice and enhance their skills they have only done a limited number of times, which inevitably leads to a steep learning curve. Conclusion: There was a positive influence of clinical electives observed among the students. Overall the academic and clinical performance of the undergraduates enhanced by opting clinical electives and has positive impact on them.

scholarly journals Oral Hygiene Practice And Perceived Oral Malodour Among Dental And Medical Undergraduate Students Of Bahria University Medical And Dental College

2018 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. 221-225
Author(s):  
Beenish Fatima Alam ◽  
Hira Raza ◽  
Shizma junejo ◽  
Marium Azfar ◽  
Tuba Saleem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Undergraduate ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Medical Undergraduate Students

Objective: To determine the differences of self-perception of halitosis and oral hygiene practices among the medical and dental undergraduate students. Methodology: A cross-sectional study conducted over duration of 9 months amongst the medical and dental undergraduate students of Bahria University Medical and Dental College. The questionnaires were distributed to 298 students. Questionnaire employed for this study was adopted and modified from the study conducted by Khalid Almas et al. Descriptive statistics were checked by means of percentages and frequency for all variables. Chi-square test was applied to check significant difference among the responses given by the medical and dental undergraduate students. Results: The response rate for the survey was about 85%. 55% of dental and 17 % of medical students were able to smell their breath. About having examination by dentist about 73% of medical students agreed as compared to 53% of dental students. Both medical and dental students preferred having examination done by the dentist. For management of halitosis, dentist was preferred by 62% of the dental students, while 97% of the medical students did not agree. 62% of the dental students preferred using traditional medications, while 82% of the medical students preferred using self-medications for treatment. Conclusion: The results suggest that there is not a high level of agreement among dental and medical students concerning the detection and management of halitosis. Although large percent of the respondents claimed to be aware of dentistry, our findings revealed low level of knowledge and attitude to Dentistry by the medical undergraduate students. Efforts should be made towards closing this knowledge gap to attain effective oral health.

scholarly journals Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Dental Undergraduate Students: Prevalence, Stressors and Relieving Factors

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Munirah Yaacob ◽  
Nor Asilah Harun ◽  
Farizah Ramli ◽  
Hannah Abdul Razak ◽  
Noor Aisyah Sajuni
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Dental Student ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Stress Relieving

Aim: To investigate the depression, anxiety and stress, stressors and relieving factors among dental students at Kulliyyah of Dentistry (KOD). Materials and methods:  A cross-sectional study was conducted among 222 dental students. Their socio-demographic data, self-reported depression, anxiety and stress (DASS-21) scores, causes and relieving factors were collected using validated semi-structured pre-tested questionnaires. The data was analysed using percentages, chi-square test and Binary logistic regression tests with SPSS version 24. Results: The prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress was 41%, 68.9% and 34.2% respectively. Cross analysis showed that academic-related and laboratory or clinical related reasons were significantly associated with the depressive symptoms [(X2= 15.86, p<0.0001) and (X2= 10.45, p=0.001) respectively] and stress symptoms [(X2= 19.95, p<0.0001) and (X2= 6.11, p<0.05) respectively] among dental student. Furthermore, the item ‘examination’ being the highest factor chosen in academic-related stressors. The response for stress-relieving factors was high for Islamic ritual prayer/spiritual activities (94.6%), sleeping (86.5%) and doing exercise/playing sports (76.1%), while ‘seeking professional help’ (19.8%) was the least. Conclusion: This study shows that depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms are prevalent among dental students. Islamic ritual prayer and involvement in spiritual related activities was found to be the most preferred way for students to relief stress. Hence, it is vital that the university continually evaluates the psychological health of the students, tailor preventive measures and spiritual related programs to help students to cope with stress.

scholarly journals One year of COVID-19 pandemic: a cross sectional study on teaching oral and maxillofacial surgery

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Bock ◽  
Florian Peters ◽  
Philipp Winnand ◽  
Kristian Kniha ◽  
Marius Heitzer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
E Learning

Abstract Background The pandemic has challenged educational institutions to catalyze digitalization and rapidly develop online teaching formats. The aim of the study was to evaluate the teaching offered for oral and maxillofacial surgery at our university during the pandemic and to investigate the students’ perceptions of the current situation. Methods A 38-item questionnaire with five sections (demographic information, lectures, internships, e-learning, and pandemic-related solutions/effects) was created online. Most questions were answered on a 10-point Likert scale, with 1 indicating “fully agree/positive” and 10 indicating “totally disagree/negative.” The remaining questions were either answered with yes/no, percent value, or open-ended text responses. All 3rd-5th year dental students were invited to voluntarily participate and were sent a link by email in a general mail shot. Results A total of 63.7% of the participants had no prior experience with online courses before the pandemic. The students stated that the change from face-to-face to online teaching worked very well in the last two semesters (mean = 2.73, standard deviation = 2.05). Overall, the pandemic had a rather positive influence on the acquisition of theoretical skills and a negative influence on the acquisition of practical skills (p < 0.0001). The evaluation showed that, compared to other dental clinics at our university, the department for oral and maxillofacial surgery was well prepared for the pandemic. Conclusion Digitalization of oral and maxillofacial surgery teaching in dental education is possible but depends on the institution’s preparatory work and technological possibilities. The students declared a high acceptance of digital learning formats and indicated an increased motivation to learn due to e-learning. The pandemic’s influence on the students’ education was rated ambivalent.

scholarly journals Scholarships for Scientific Initiation Encourage Post-Graduation Degree

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela S. Pinto ◽  
Gustavo G. Nascimento ◽  
Matheus S. Mendes ◽  
Fabrício A. Ogliari ◽  
Flávio F. Demarco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Final Model ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Dental Schools ◽  
Phd Programs

This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with the decision to attend an academic post-graduation program by dental students. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012, last-year undergraduate students from Dental Schools of Southern Brazil. A closed questionnaire was applied including questions grouped in three different blocks: pre-graduate, undergraduate period and future perspectives. The outcome was the decision to pursuit an academic post-graduation degree. Associations were tested using chi-squared test and chi-squared test for linear trends when appropriate. Multivariate Poisson regression was also performed. The sample was composed by 671 students (response rate of 69.9%, n=467). In relation to future perspectives, 68% of the interviewed students intended to attend a post-graduation program, but only 17.5% would choose a program with academic and research post-graduation program (Master and PhD programs). In the final model, students from public universities (PR 2.08, 95%CI 1.41-3.08) and students that received scientific initiation scholarship (PR 1.93 95%CI 1.14-3.27) presented a twice greater prevalence to seek academic post-graduate programs. Students with higher family incomes showed a lower prevalence to seek these programs (PR 0.50, 95%IC 0.28-0.90). Scholarships seem to encourage undergraduate students to pursue stricto sensu post-graduation.

scholarly journals Awareness and behaviour patterns regarding road safety measures among undergraduate students

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 944
Author(s):  
Harish V. K. Ratna ◽  
Rajesh S. S. ◽  
Ashok Jayaram ◽  
Rajanna M. S. ◽  
Venkatesh P. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Global Epidemic ◽  
Cause Of Deaths ◽  
Study Participants

Background: In most regions of the world the global epidemic of traffic injuries is still increasing. In India motor vehicle population is growing at a faster rate than the economic and population growth. It has been estimated that unless immediate action is taken, road deaths will rise to the fifth leading cause of deaths by 2020.The present study was aimed to assess the level of awareness regarding road safety among the study participants and to study the behavior patterns while using motorized vehicles among the study participants. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted in Sri Siddhartha Dental College, Tumkur. All Undergraduate students were included in the study. A total of 200 students were studied. They all drive either their own vehicles or others’ vehicles. They were aged from 17-27 years. The study period was from October 2016 to November 2016. Results: In total, 200 dental students were studied, ranging from 1st to final year BDS of age 17-27years; the mean age being 21.67 and standard deviation of 3.170.Only 148(74%) wear helmet and only 61(30.5%) interpreted Gap-In-Median correct. Conclusions: The awareness regarding road safety measures among the study participants was satisfactory but interpretation of traffic signs was poor-only 30.5% interpreted gap-in-median correct. The behavioral patterns among dental students are not satisfactory-only 74% of students wear helmet while riding, only 81.5% wear seat belts and 23.5% don’t follow lane rules while driving. 

scholarly journals Knowledge and Practices of Indian Dental Students Regarding the Prescription of Antibiotics and Analgesics

2017 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-437
Author(s):  
Astha Doshi ◽  
Kailash Asawa ◽  
Nagesh Bhat ◽  
Mridula Tak ◽  
Priyanjali Dutta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Drug Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Medication Prescription ◽  
Prescription Practices ◽  
Student’S T

Background and aim. Making a diagnosis and prescribing medicine is the most important skill required by any doctor in the colleges, hospitals or clinical practice. Prescribing is the intervention that has the greatest influence on patients’ health requiring complex series of sub-competencies like making a diagnosis, setting a therapeutic goal, choosing the approach, choosing the best drug, route and frequency of administration, duration of therapy, writing the prescription, patient information, monitoring drug effects and, lastly, review the prescription.The aim of this research is to assess the knowledge and practices of Indian dental students regarding the prescription of antibiotics and analgesics.Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 870 Undergraduate and Post-graduate dental students of Udaipur city. A close ended, pretested questionnaire was administered to students. The data were analyzed using the student’s t -test and one-way ANOVA with post hoc Bonferroni test.Results. A total of 870 students participated in the study. Most of them were females and were pursuing undergraduate studies. Post graduate students had greater medication prescription knowledge than the undergraduate students. Nevertheless, practice of medication prescription among these two was found adequate.Conclusion. Undergraduate dental students have lower knowledge about medication prescription as compared to post-graduate students. Also, knowledge of prescription of medicines in males were higher in comparison to females, though prescription practices of all the dental students was found almost similar.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Awareness of Monosodium Glutamate (Ajinomoto Salt) among Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 18-29
Author(s):  
S. Sivaharini ◽  
Dhanraj Ganapathy
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Monosodium Glutamate ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Food Additive ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The aim of the study is to evaluate the knowledge and awareness of monosodium glutamate(MSG) (Ajinomoto salt) among dental students. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 dental undergraduate students in Chennai. A pre-structured questionnaire was used for the survey. The responses were obtained and the data were extracted and analyzed statistically for understanding about MSG among students as well as their attitudes toward MSG. 56% of participants were               aware and 25% were not and the remaining 19% of participants were heard somewhat.                          We concluded that the level of awareness about the health hazards caused by the                consumption of products containing Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) as a food additive was not adequate. 

scholarly journals One Year of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross Sectional Study on Teaching Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Bock ◽  
Florian Peters ◽  
Philipp Winnand ◽  
Kristian Kniha ◽  
Marius Heitzer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
E Learning

Abstract Background: The pandemic has challenged educational institutions to catalyze digitalization and rapidly develop online teaching formats. The aim of the study was to evaluate the teaching offer for oral and maxillofacial surgery at our university during the pandemic and to investigate the students’ perceptions of the current situation. Methods: A 38-item questionnaire with five sections (demographic information, lectures, internships, e-learning, and pandemic-related solutions/effects) was created online. Most questions were answered on a 10-point Likert scale, with 1 indicating “fully agree/positive” and 10 indicating “totally disagree/negative.” The remaining questions were either answered with yes/no, percent value, or open-ended text responses. All 3rd-5th year dental students were invited to voluntarily participate and were sent an anonymous link by email. Results: A total of 63.7% of the participants had no prior experience with online courses before the pandemic. The students stated that the change from face-to-face to online teaching worked very well in the last two semesters (mean = 2.73, standard deviation = 2.05). Overall, the pandemic had a rather positive influence on the acquisition of theoretical skills and a negative influence on the acquisition of practical skills (p < 0.0001). The evaluation showed that, compared to other dental clinics at our university, the department for oral and maxillofacial surgery was well prepared for the pandemic.Conclusion: Digitalization of oral and maxillofacial surgery teaching in dental education is possible but depends on the institution’s preparatory work and technological possibilities. The students declared a high acceptance of digital learning formats and indicated an increased motivation to learn due to e-learning. The pandemic’s influence on the students’ education was rated ambivalent.

scholarly journals Awareness of COVID-19 amongst undergraduate dental students in India – A questionnaire based cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhea Vivek Kashid ◽  
Asawari Awadhut Shidhore ◽  
Mohammad Mukhit Kazi ◽  
Sameer Patil
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Clinical Aspects ◽  
P Value ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Online Portal

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease caused by SARS-COV2, a potentially fatal disease has become a global public health concern. As the understanding of this novel disease is evolving, dental students and professionals should have an in-depth knowledge and understanding and should be updated with the practices that have to be adapted to identify a possible COVID-19 infection. Aim and Objectives To assess awareness about COVID-19 amongst undergraduate dental students. Material and methods A 28-item self-administered close ended questionnaire assessing awareness about COVID-19 was shared through online portal. Statistical analysis was performed at 95% confidence intervals with p value <0.05; statistically significant. Results The maximum number of students were in the average knowledge category (48.9%), followed by good knowledge (47.5%) Our results show that the overall mean knowledge score of all the undergraduate students was 12.67 (+ 2.98), which comes under the category “Good”. The practice domain states that most of the students were first informed of the disease through media. Conclusion The undergraduate dental students in different colleges in India are well aware of the different clinical aspects of the disease. More emphasis should be put on updating their knowledge regarding the diagnosis and treatment component of the COVID-19 disease.

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