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ArticleEuropean journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe2022

How are you coping with the COVID-19 pandemic? Survey of undergraduate dental students' well-being during an unexpected global event.

Malosi Poma, Firas Al Amri, Andrew Tawse-Smith, Sunyoung Ma

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Article in European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Malosi PomaFaculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Firas Al AmriFaculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Andrew Tawse-SmithFaculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Sunyoung MaFaculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4722-7766
University of Otago · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCOVID-19 pandemic has led to major life changes including suspension of dental education programmes worldwide. The impact of this unexpected disruption in clinical teaching needs to be assessed.

aimThe aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 restriction measures on the undergraduate dental students' perception regarding their physical, mental and social well-being as well as financial stress and anxiety for their future careers. MATERIALS AND

methodsAn electronic questionnaire (Qualtrics, Provo, Utah, USA) with main themes (general well-being, academic stressors, financial implications and dental career concerns) related to the COVID-19 lockdown was sent to the undergraduate dental students at the University Of Otago, New Zealand. Participants were asked to rank their answers according to a 5-level Likert scale (strongly disagreed-strongly agreed). Other questions included demographic, fee-paying status and living situation.

resultsThere were 301 out of 376 students who responded to the survey. Generally, the students perceived that the COVID-19 restrictions affected their behavioural and social well-being (3.20 ± 0.75) and less impact on their physical (2.75 ± 0.82) and psychological (2.79 ± 0.62) well-being. Students were significantly worried about their academic work and future careers (3.41 ± 1.20), but less concerned with their financial situation (2.74 ± 1.14).

conclusionsThe study provides valuable information on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on undergraduate dental students, and areas that the University should consider when providing support to the affected students. It is important that the University is proactive and prepared to deal with future pandemics effectively and efficiently.

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COVID-19Adaptation, PsychologicalCommunicable Disease ControlEducation, DentalHumansPandemicsStudents, DentalSurveys and QuestionnairesCOVID-19dental studentslockdownpandemicwell-being

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PMID34543521
PMCPMC8652817
OpenAlexW3199028245

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