Assessment of Dental Anxiety Using MDAS (Modified Dental Anxiety Scale) among Students in Bareilly City - A Cross Sectional Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: So far, there are few studies considering the development of dental anxiety and dental attendance patterns across time in the various populations. The study involves the investigating of subjective ratings of dental anxiety levels among university students enrolled at Rohilkhand University. The study also intended to find out the sources of dental anxiety and the impact of gender on the perceived dental anxiety. Material and Methods: The dental anxiety of the population was measured by Modified Corah Dental Anxiety Scale. Six hundred and eighty subjects were recruited into the study from undergraduate students from the faculties of Medicine and pharmacy. Results: Six hundred and fifty complete questionnaires were returned, which accounts for a response rate of 95.58%. The totals of the mean anxiety scores were the following: Medical students, 12.02%; Nursing students, 12.98% and Pharmacy students, 11.91%. About 24% of the study population has scored 15 or more. Pharmacy students had the lowest percentage of those who scored 15 or more. Nursing students were responsible for the highest percentage of those who scored 15 or above. Although women demonstrated statistically higher total dental anxiety scores than men, the difference between both genders was large and could be clinically significant. Conclusion: Lack of adequate dental health education may result in a high level of dental anxiety among non-dental university students in Bareilly.
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Ali Amir, Shivalingesh Kamate, Puneet Gupta, Anushka Gupta, Jyotsana Singh, Shivani Singh
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