Endodonti Klinik Eğitimi Öncesi ve Sonrası Diş Hekimliği Öğrencilerinin Dental Anksiyete Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Ordu Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesindeki Endodonti klinik eğitimi almış ve almamış öğrencilerinin dental kaygı düzeylerini saptamak ve dental kaygının bağlı olabileceği düşünülen faktörlerle olan ilişkisini belirlemektir.

Materyal ve metod: Çalışmamıza Ordu Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesindeki endodonti klinik eğitimi almış (4. ve 5. Sınıf) ve endodonti klinik eğitimi almamış (2. ve 3. Sınıf) öğrenciler dahil edildi. Toplamda 142’si kadın ( % 63,7), 81’i erkek (% 36,3) olmak üzere 223 öğrenci anket çalışmamıza katıldı. Dental kaygı düzeyinin belirlenmesi amacıyla Modifiye Dental Anksiyete Skalası (MDAS) ve dental kaygının ilişkili olabileceği düşünülen faktörlere yönelik soruları içeren anketler uygulandı. Yüksek dental kaygı düzeyi MDAS skor değeri ≥19 olarak değerlendirildi. Çalışmada elde edilen veriler NCSS (Number Cruncher Statistical System) 2007 Statistical Software (Utah, USA)  paket programına aktarılarak sonuçlar değerlendirilmiştir.

Bulgular: Endodonti klinik eğitimi almamış öğrencilerin (Sınıf 2-3) ve endodonti klinik eğitimi almış öğrencilerin (Sınıf 4-5) gruplarının MDAS ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık gözlenmemiştir (p=0,598). Çalışmaya katılan öğrencilerin modifiye dental anksiyete düzeyleri kadınlarda 12±3,8, erkeklerde ise 9,6±3,2’dir ve kadınların MDAS ortalamaları erkeklerin MDAS ortalamalarından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede yüksek bulunmuştur (p=0,0001). Travmatik diş hekimliği deneyimi varlığı bulunan öğrencilerin MDAS ortalamaları bulunmayanlara göre anlamlı olarak daha yüksek bulunmuş ve yine travmatik diş hekimliği deneyimi varlığı bulunan öğrencilerin bulunmayanlara göre anlamlı olarak yüksek dental anksiyeteye sahip olduğu rapor edilmiştir (p=0,001).

Sonuç: Endodonti klinik eğitiminin dental anksiyete seviyeleri üzerinde etkisinin olmadığı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• Dental anksiyete,Endodonti,Diş Hekimliği Öğrencisi

Determination of Dental Anxiety Levels of Dental Students Before and After Endodontics Clinic Education

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study is to determine the dental anxiety levels of the students who have received and not received Endodontic clinical education at the Ordu University Faculty of Dentistry and to evaluate the relationship between dental anxiety and the factors thought to be related to dental anxiety.

Materials and Methods: The study was at the Faculty of Dentistry of Ordu University and included after endodontic clinical education (4th and 5th Grade) and before endodontic clinical education (2nd and 3rd year) students. A total of 223 students, 142 of them were women (63.7%) and 81 of them (36.3%) was men, participated in our study. In order to evaluate the dental anxiety level, questionnaires were conducted to the questions about the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and the factors that were thought to be related to dental anxiety. Questionnaires with an MDAS score of ≥19 were evaluated as having a high dental anxiety level. The data obtained from the study were transferred to the NCSS (Number Cruncher Statistical System) 2007 Statistical Software (Utah, USA) package program and the results were evaluated.

Results: No statistically significant difference was observed between the MDAS mean scores of the students who had not received endodontic clinical education (Grade 2- 3) and those with endodontic clinical education (Grade 4-5) (p = 0.598). Modified dental anxiety levels of the students were found to be 12±3,8 in females, 9,6 ± 3,2 in males and MDAS averages of females were found significantly higher than the males.(p = 0,0001). MDAS averages of the students who had traumatic dentistry experience were found to be significantly higher than whom had no traumatic dentistry experience, and students with traumatic dentistry experience were reported to have significantly higher dental anxiety levels than whom had no traumatic dentistry experience (p = 0.001).

Conclusion: It is thought that endodontics clinical education has no effect on dental anxiety levels.

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