IADR Abstract Archives
The Effect of Stress Factors on Dental Students in Preclinical Programs
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the stress sources of preclinical dental students in the Istanbul University,Faculty of Dentistry.
Methods: Modified Dental Environment Stress (DES) questionnaire consist of 31 items describing stressors spesifically related to preclinical dental training. administered to the 2nd class students in dental faculty (n:53).
The response to each items is rated on a four- point scale (1:not stressful, 2:slightly stressful,3:moderately stressful,4:very stressful).
Frequency distribution of the results was evaluated.
Results: The study demonstrated that the source of stress may vary depends on the discipline in preclinic laboratories.While “difficulty in practice that requires manual skills” and “difficulty of assignements” were found very stressful rated as 80% and 94% respectively in Fixed Prosthodontics Department,it was found stressful rated as 88% and 70% in Restorative Dentistry Department.
“The effect of the environment created by the preclinical team”was found not stressful rated as 64 % in Pedodontics and Endodontics Departments and 54% in Restorative Dentistry Department.While “The amount of work and assignement during the year” was found stressful rated as 36% in Endodontics Departments,it was not stressful (76%) in Pedodontics Department.
Conclusions: Dental instructors should take into account stress factors when preparing a program for students and educational curriculum must be regularly evaluated and updated to be beneficial for the dental student who is expected to start serving the public in the near future.
Methods: Modified Dental Environment Stress (DES) questionnaire consist of 31 items describing stressors spesifically related to preclinical dental training. administered to the 2nd class students in dental faculty (n:53).
The response to each items is rated on a four- point scale (1:not stressful, 2:slightly stressful,3:moderately stressful,4:very stressful).
Frequency distribution of the results was evaluated.
Results: The study demonstrated that the source of stress may vary depends on the discipline in preclinic laboratories.While “difficulty in practice that requires manual skills” and “difficulty of assignements” were found very stressful rated as 80% and 94% respectively in Fixed Prosthodontics Department,it was found stressful rated as 88% and 70% in Restorative Dentistry Department.
“The effect of the environment created by the preclinical team”was found not stressful rated as 64 % in Pedodontics and Endodontics Departments and 54% in Restorative Dentistry Department.While “The amount of work and assignement during the year” was found stressful rated as 36% in Endodontics Departments,it was not stressful (76%) in Pedodontics Department.
Conclusions: Dental instructors should take into account stress factors when preparing a program for students and educational curriculum must be regularly evaluated and updated to be beneficial for the dental student who is expected to start serving the public in the near future.