COMPARISON OF DENTAL ANXIETY AND FEAR AMONG VOCATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS AND EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH HABITS AND THE TYPE OF EDUCATION

Year 2021, Volume: 9 Issue: 3, 796 - 807, 29.11.2021

Kübra Değirmenci , Elif Ulku Demir , Nagehan Oztopuz , Omer Zencırlı

https://doi.org/10.33715/inonusaglik.846720

Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluated the dental anxiety and fear (DFA) levels, and also the influence of basic medical health knowledge on oral health attitudes in the students of the medical and paramedical vocational schools. 291 students were included the study. Modified Dental Anxiety Scale’s (MDAS) and Dental Fear Scale’s (DFS) questions were used to define degree of anxiety and fear. The students' answers were evaluated considering the assigned cut points for MDAS (no fear: 5-11, low fear: 12-18, high fear: 19-25), for DFS (pointslow: 0-40, moderate: 41-60, high: 61-80, extreme high: 81+). Mann-Whitney U Tests were used to compare two school groups. Chi-square test was used to analyze categorical variables (α:0.05). Gender and the school program have been determined to have an important impact on DFA levels of the students (p<0.05). The scores of students in the vocational medical school were significantly lower than the scores of the paramedical vocational school students (p<0.05). The index scores for female students were significantly higher than the scores defined for male students (p<0.05). The type of school program influenced dental anxiety. The study points out that being familiar with health terms may be effective to manage DFA.

Keywords

Dental anxiety, Dentistry, Education Program, Fear, Modified Dental Anxiety Scale

Meslek Yüksekokulu Öğrencilerinde Dental Anksiyete ve Korkunun Karşılaştırılması ve Ağız Sağlığı Alışkanlıkları ile Eğitim Türü Arasındaki İlişkinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Bu kesitsel çalışma, sağlık ve paramedikal meslek yüksekokulları öğrencilerinin dental anksiyete ve korku (DFA) düzeylerini ve ayrıca temel sağlık bilgisinin ağız sağlığı tutumları üzerindeki etkisini değerlendirmiştir. 291 öğrenci çalışmaya dâhil edildi. Anksiyete ve korkunun derecesini tanımlamak için Modifiye Dental Anksiyete Skalası (MDAS) ve Dental Korku Skalası (DFS) soruları kullanıldı. Öğrencilerin cevapları, MDAS için belirlenen aralıklar (korku yok: 5‐11, düşük korku: 12‐18, yüksek korku: 19‐25) ve DFS için belirlenen aralıklar (düşük puan: 0-40, orta: 41-60, yüksek: 61-80, çok yüksek: 81+) dikkate alınarak değerlendirildi. İki okul grubunun skorlarını karşılaştırmak için Mann-Whitney U Testleri kullanıldı. Kategorik değişkenler Ki-kare testi ile değerlendirildi (α: 0.05). Cinsiyet ve okul türünün DFA düzeyleri üzerinde önemli etkiye sahip olduğu tespit edildi (p<0.05). Sağlık meslek okulundaki öğrencilerin puanları, paramedikal meslek okulundaki öğrencilerin puanlarından anlamlı derecede daha düşüktü (p<0.05). Kız öğrencilerin indeks puanları, erkek öğrenciler için tanımlanan puanlardan anlamlı düzeyde yüksekti (p<0.05). Okul programının türü dental anksiyeteyi etkiledi. Çalışma, sağlık terimlerine aşina olmanın DFA'yı yönetmede etkili olabildiğine dikkat çekmektedir.

Keywords

Dental Anksiyete, Diş Hekimliği, Eğitim Programı, Korku, Modifiye Dental Anksiyete Skalası

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