A survey on dental students anxiety levels on performing extraction procedure

Yoshita Guntupalli; S Deepak; Adimulapu Hima Sandeep

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.5960

Authors

Yoshita Guntupalli Graduate, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai-600077
Deepak. S
deepaks.sdc@saveetha.com
Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai-600077
Adimulapu Hima Sandeep Senior lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Keywords:

dental students, anxiety, stress, extraction, clinics, innovative technique

Abstract

Introduction: Stress and anxiety go hand in hand and are common in the lives of every student these days. Dentistry being a professional course is very demanding and aims at bringing out the best in a student in clinical practice. Extraction is a very common but much feared procedure by both patients as well as dentists, especially those who are new to clinics. In our study we aim to find the anxiety levels in dental students towards the procedure of extraction. Materials and Methods: A self prepared questionnaire was circulated to 100 dental students and the responses were collected and statistically analysed. The statistical software used was SPSS version 23. The results were graphed for easy visualisation. Results and Discussion: It was found that females had higher anxiety levels towards extraction than males. Also BDS students had the highest anxiety levels followed by MDS students. PhD students were not found to have much anxiety towards extraction. Conclusion: In this study, anxiety levels towards extraction were found to be high among dental students. As the students gain experience, anxiety levels also decrease. Newcomers to the clinic face the highest anxiety levels.

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