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Comparison of Dental Anxiety Levels of Dentistry Students

Year 2019, , 1767 - 1775, 31.12.2019
https://doi.org/10.30569/adiyamansaglik.648049

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the levels of dental anxiety
among the first and fourth year dentistry students.

Methods: A total of 127 dentistry students (82 first year and 45 fourth year)
were enrolled in the study. Questionnaire forms including Modified Dental
Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and demographic information, consisting of 5 questions
frequently used for measuring dental anxiety, were distributed to the
participants. Participants with an MDAS score of 19 or higher were evaluated as
having a high level of dental anxiety and were recorded. The data were analyzed
by Student t test and ANOVA.

Results: The MDAS scores of the first year student were higher in all
questions and there was a significant difference between the groups in terms of
scores in all other questions except the first question (p <0.001). The mean
MDAS score in the first year (14.28 ± 4.09) was significantly higher than the
mean MDAS score in the fourth year (10.59 ± 3.67) (p <0.001). The number of
students with MDAS score ≥ 19 was 10 (12.2%) in the first year and 1 (2.2%) in
the fourth year.

Conclusion: First year dentistry students have higher levels than fourth year
students. There was an inverse relationship between dental education and dental
anxiety. According to these data, it can be said that dental anxiety levels of
individuals can be decreased by increasing the information about dental procedures.

References

  • 1. Brown DF, Wright FA, McMurray NE. Psychological and behavioral factors associated with dental anxiety in children. J Behav Med 1986; 9(2):213-218.
  • 2. Freeman RE. Dental anxiety: A multifactorial aetiology. Br Dent J 1985;159(12):406-408.
  • 3. Ter Horst G, De With CA. Review of behavioural research in dentistry 1987-1992. dental anxiety, dentist-patient relationship, compliance and dental attendance. Int Dent J 1993;43(3): 265-78.
  • 4. Akarslan ZZ, Erten H. Diş hekimliği korkusu ve kaygısı. Hacettepe Diş Hek Fak Derg 2009;33(1):62-8.
  • 5. Ilgüy D, Ilgüy M, Dinçer S, Bayirli G. Reliability and validity of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale in Turkish patients. J Int Med Res. 2005;33(2):252-9.
  • 6. Dionne RA, Gordon SM, McCullagh LM, Phero JC. Assessing the need for anesthesia and sedation in the general population. J Am Dent Assoc 1998;129(2):167-73.
  • 7. Chanpong B, Haas DA, Locker D. Need and demand for sedation or general anesthesia in dentistry: a national survey of the Canadian population. Anesth Prog 2005;52(1):3-11.
  • 8. Muğlalı M, Kömerik N. Ağız cerrahisi ve anksiyete. Cumhuriyet Ü Diş Hek Fak Derg 2005;8(2):83-8.
  • 9. Kanegane K, Penha SS, Munhoz CD, Rocha RG. Dental anxiety and salivary cortisol levels before urgent dental care. J Oral Sci 2009;51(4):515- 20.
  • 10. Locker D, Thomson WM, Poulton R. Psychological disorder, conditioning experiences, and the onset of dental anxiety in early adulthood. J Dent Res 2001;80(6):1588-92.
  • 11. Nicolas E, Collado V, Faulks D, Bullier B, Hennequin M. A national cross-sectional survey of dental anxiety in the French adult population. BMC Oral Health 2007;7:12.
  • 12. Al-Omari WM, Al-Omiri MK. Dental anxiety among university students and its correlation with their field of study. J Appl Oral Sci 2009;17(3):199- 203.
  • 13. Erten H, Akarslan ZZ, Bodrumlu E. Dental fear and anxiety levels of patients attending a dental clinic. Quintessence Int 2006;37(4):304-10.
  • 14. Firat D, Tunc EP, Sar V. Dental anxiety among adults in Turkey. J Contemp Dent Pract 2006;7(3):75-82.
  • 15. Humphris GM, Clarke HM, Freeman R. Does completing a dental anxiety questionnaire increase anxiety? A randomized controlled trail with adults in general dental practice. Br Dent J 2006; 201(1):33-35.
  • 16. Gisler V, Bassetti R, Mericske-Stern R, Bayer S, Enkling N. A cross-sectional analysis of the prevalence of dental anxiety and its relation to the oral health-related quality of life in patients with dental treatment needs at a university clinic in Switzerland. Gerodontology 2012;29(2):e290-6.
  • 17. Ng SK, Leung WK. A community study on the relationship of dental anxiety with oral health status and oral health-related quality of life. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2008;36(4):347-56.
  • 18. Armfield JM. How do we measure dental fear and what are we measuring anyway? Oral Health Prev Dent 2010;8(2):107-15.
  • 19. Dailey YM, Humphris GM, Lennon MA. The use of dental anxiety questionnaires: a survey of a group of UK dental practitioners. Br Dent J 2001;190(8):450-3.
  • 20. Halonen H, Salo T, Hakko H, Rasanen P. Association of dental anxiety to personality traits in a general population sample of Finnish University students. Acta Odontol Scand 2012;70(2):96-100.
  • 21. Kaakko T, Milgrom P, Coldwell SE, Getz T, Weinstein P, Ramsay DS. Dental fear among university students: implications for pharmaco- logical research. Anesth Prog 1998;45(2):62-7.
  • 22. Arslan S, Ülker M, Elmalı F, Öztürk A, Günay O. Dı̇ş hekı̇mlı̇ğı̇ fakültesı̇ öğrencı̇lerı̇nde çürük prevelansı, ağız dı̇ş sağlığı tutum ve davranışları ve dental anksı̇yetenı̇n belı̇rlenmesı̇. Ankara Üni Diş Hek Fak Derg 35(2) 53-60, 2008.
  • 23. Ergüven SS, Işık B, Kılınç Y. Diş hekimliği fakültesi birinci öğrencileri ile son sınıf öğrencilerinin dental kaygı-korku düzeylerinin karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmesi. Acta Odontol Turc 2013;30(2):70-6.

Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Dental Kaygı Seviyelerinin Karşılaştırılması

Year 2019, , 1767 - 1775, 31.12.2019
https://doi.org/10.30569/adiyamansaglik.648049

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı diş hekimliği fakültesinde eğitim gören birinci ve
dördüncü sınıf öğrencilerin dental kaygı düzeylerinin karşılaştırılmasıdır.

Yöntem: Çalışmamıza diş hekimliği fakültesinde eğitim gören 82 birinci sınıf, 45
dördüncü sınıf olmak üzere toplamda 127 öğrenci dahil edilmiştir. Dental
kaygının ölçülmesi için sıklıkla kullanılan 5 sorudan oluşan Modifiye Dental
Anksiyete Skalasını (MDAS) ve demografik bilgileri içeren anket formları
katılımcılara dağıtıldı. MDAS skoru 19 veya daha yüksek olan katılımcılar
yüksek dental kaygı düzeyine sahip olarak değerlendirildi ve kaydedildi. Elde
edilen verilerin Student t testi ile tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA)
kullanılarak istatistiksel analizleri yapıldı.

Bulgular: Tüm sorularda birinci sınıfların MDAS skorları daha yüksekti ve ilk soru
hariç diğer tüm sorularda skorlar bakımından gruplar arasında anlamlı fark
bulundu (p<0.001). Birinci sınıflarda elde edilen ortalama MDAS skoru
(14.28±4.09) dördüncü sınıflarda elde edilen ortalama MDAS skoruna (10.59±3.67
) göre anlamlı derecede daha yüksek bulundu (p<0.001). MDAS skoru ≥ 19 olan
öğrenci sayısı birinci sınıflarda 10 (%12,2) iken dördüncü sınıflarda 1 (%2,2)
olarak bulundu.







Sonuç: Diş hekimliği birinci sınıfta eğitim gören öğrencilerin düzeyleri dördüncü
sınıfta eğitim gören öğrencilere göre daha yüksektir. Diş hekimliği eğitimi ile
dental kaygı arasında ters orantı olduğu görülmüştür. Bu veriler doğrultusunda
diş işlemleriyle alakalı bilgilendirmenin arttırılarak bireylerin dental kaygı
düzeylerinin azaltılabileceği söylenebilir.

References

  • 1. Brown DF, Wright FA, McMurray NE. Psychological and behavioral factors associated with dental anxiety in children. J Behav Med 1986; 9(2):213-218.
  • 2. Freeman RE. Dental anxiety: A multifactorial aetiology. Br Dent J 1985;159(12):406-408.
  • 3. Ter Horst G, De With CA. Review of behavioural research in dentistry 1987-1992. dental anxiety, dentist-patient relationship, compliance and dental attendance. Int Dent J 1993;43(3): 265-78.
  • 4. Akarslan ZZ, Erten H. Diş hekimliği korkusu ve kaygısı. Hacettepe Diş Hek Fak Derg 2009;33(1):62-8.
  • 5. Ilgüy D, Ilgüy M, Dinçer S, Bayirli G. Reliability and validity of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale in Turkish patients. J Int Med Res. 2005;33(2):252-9.
  • 6. Dionne RA, Gordon SM, McCullagh LM, Phero JC. Assessing the need for anesthesia and sedation in the general population. J Am Dent Assoc 1998;129(2):167-73.
  • 7. Chanpong B, Haas DA, Locker D. Need and demand for sedation or general anesthesia in dentistry: a national survey of the Canadian population. Anesth Prog 2005;52(1):3-11.
  • 8. Muğlalı M, Kömerik N. Ağız cerrahisi ve anksiyete. Cumhuriyet Ü Diş Hek Fak Derg 2005;8(2):83-8.
  • 9. Kanegane K, Penha SS, Munhoz CD, Rocha RG. Dental anxiety and salivary cortisol levels before urgent dental care. J Oral Sci 2009;51(4):515- 20.
  • 10. Locker D, Thomson WM, Poulton R. Psychological disorder, conditioning experiences, and the onset of dental anxiety in early adulthood. J Dent Res 2001;80(6):1588-92.
  • 11. Nicolas E, Collado V, Faulks D, Bullier B, Hennequin M. A national cross-sectional survey of dental anxiety in the French adult population. BMC Oral Health 2007;7:12.
  • 12. Al-Omari WM, Al-Omiri MK. Dental anxiety among university students and its correlation with their field of study. J Appl Oral Sci 2009;17(3):199- 203.
  • 13. Erten H, Akarslan ZZ, Bodrumlu E. Dental fear and anxiety levels of patients attending a dental clinic. Quintessence Int 2006;37(4):304-10.
  • 14. Firat D, Tunc EP, Sar V. Dental anxiety among adults in Turkey. J Contemp Dent Pract 2006;7(3):75-82.
  • 15. Humphris GM, Clarke HM, Freeman R. Does completing a dental anxiety questionnaire increase anxiety? A randomized controlled trail with adults in general dental practice. Br Dent J 2006; 201(1):33-35.
  • 16. Gisler V, Bassetti R, Mericske-Stern R, Bayer S, Enkling N. A cross-sectional analysis of the prevalence of dental anxiety and its relation to the oral health-related quality of life in patients with dental treatment needs at a university clinic in Switzerland. Gerodontology 2012;29(2):e290-6.
  • 17. Ng SK, Leung WK. A community study on the relationship of dental anxiety with oral health status and oral health-related quality of life. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2008;36(4):347-56.
  • 18. Armfield JM. How do we measure dental fear and what are we measuring anyway? Oral Health Prev Dent 2010;8(2):107-15.
  • 19. Dailey YM, Humphris GM, Lennon MA. The use of dental anxiety questionnaires: a survey of a group of UK dental practitioners. Br Dent J 2001;190(8):450-3.
  • 20. Halonen H, Salo T, Hakko H, Rasanen P. Association of dental anxiety to personality traits in a general population sample of Finnish University students. Acta Odontol Scand 2012;70(2):96-100.
  • 21. Kaakko T, Milgrom P, Coldwell SE, Getz T, Weinstein P, Ramsay DS. Dental fear among university students: implications for pharmaco- logical research. Anesth Prog 1998;45(2):62-7.
  • 22. Arslan S, Ülker M, Elmalı F, Öztürk A, Günay O. Dı̇ş hekı̇mlı̇ğı̇ fakültesı̇ öğrencı̇lerı̇nde çürük prevelansı, ağız dı̇ş sağlığı tutum ve davranışları ve dental anksı̇yetenı̇n belı̇rlenmesı̇. Ankara Üni Diş Hek Fak Derg 35(2) 53-60, 2008.
  • 23. Ergüven SS, Işık B, Kılınç Y. Diş hekimliği fakültesi birinci öğrencileri ile son sınıf öğrencilerinin dental kaygı-korku düzeylerinin karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmesi. Acta Odontol Turc 2013;30(2):70-6.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Fatih Aksoy 0000-0002-2782-2608

Publication Date December 31, 2019
Submission Date November 18, 2019
Acceptance Date December 4, 2019
Published in Issue Year 2019

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AMA Aksoy F. Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Dental Kaygı Seviyelerinin Karşılaştırılması. ADYÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Derg. December 2019;5(3):1767-1775. doi:10.30569/adiyamansaglik.648049