Method: Participants will be asked to take a survey regarding their eating habits, exercise patterns, and their vision of possible changes up to three times during the academic year. The measurements will also to be taken to calculate the participant’s BMI, BAI and body fat percentage at various time points. A total sample size of current students will be recruited, n=313
Results: The survey is expected to indicate a shift in the perspective of first year dental students regarding their expactations from the first year of dental school. The BMI and Body fat percentage mesurements are expected to show a sudden increase after the first semester and stay steady for the rest of the first year. In addition, The study subjects are expected to return to their orginal BMI and body fat percentage during the remainder of the program.
Conclusion: There was a significant difference between what first year dental students expected from their first year life style and what actually they experienced, which was consistant with our hypothesis. Moreover, there was an increase in the mean BMI and body fat percentage at the end of the first semester. However, there was an additional slight increase in those variables at the end of the first year.