Dental Anxiety Level Assessment Among Students and House Officers of a Public Sector in Islamabad

Authors

  • Afsheen Mansoor Associate Professor, School of Dentistry, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad
  • Emaan Mansoor Student, Islamic International Dental College, Riphah International University, Islamabad
  • Efrah Mansoor Student, Islamic International Dental College, Riphah International University, Islamabad
  • Ezza Mansoor Student, Islamic International Dental College, Riphah International University, Islamabad
  • Uzma Hassan Associate Professor, Islamic International Dental College, Riphah International University
  • Muhammad Mohsin Javaid Demonstrator, School of Dentistry, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad
  • Khadim Hussain Biostatistician, Department of Biostatistics, Islamia University, Bahawalpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48036/apims.v20i4.1106

Keywords:

Anxiety, Modified Dental Anxiety Scale

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.

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Published

2024-11-30

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2024): October-December

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