A survey on the perception of fear among the dental students while performing root canal treatment
Keywords:
Anxiety, Innovative technique, RCT, StudentsAbstract
Introduction: Root canal treatment is considered a procedure in endodontics that requires more focus and precision.It is a type of endodontic treatment that is mainly used to repair and save a badly injured or infected tooth. Most dental students feel that they are not prepared well enough to carry out the treatment while practising due to the presence of levels of difficulty of the root canal.Due to the gradual increase in the life expectancy among population and desire of individuals in preserving their natural teeth, an increasing demand for these endodontic treatments and are bound to increase in the years ahead. Aim: Gather information from students regarding their perception of fear of performing RCT, how they self‑evaluate their confidence level while performing in patients and difficulties faced by them. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire based survey was conducted to 100 dental students from pre-clinical second years to interns of saveetha dental college.The survey was conducted online and consisted of 15 questions based on the perception of fear among the students while performing RCT in patients after which the survey was summarised and analysed statistically using SPSS version 23.0.
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