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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2022

An Assessment of Various Challenges Perceived by Dental Students amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Digital Questionnaire Study.

Hawra Al Hamad, Zahra Al Sunni, Fatimah AlMohsin, Yara AlMaimouni, Abdul Khabeer, Muhammad Ashraf Nazir, Imran Farooq

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hawra Al HamadCollege of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Zahra Al SunniCollege of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Fatimah AlMohsinCollege of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Yara AlMaimouniDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-8812-4205
Abdul KhabeerDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0404-1016
Muhammad Ashraf NazirDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2259-6602
Imran FarooqFaculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4891-2522
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · SAUniversity of Toronto · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of our study was to evaluate dental students' perception of the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic related to their clinical work, education, performance, online examinations, psychological health, and teamwork. A validated online questionnaire consisting of closed ended questions was sent to all the undergraduate dental students at our institute. Data were collected and analyzed statistically using a chi-square test to compare responses of male with female and junior with senior students. A total of 317 undergraduate dental students (N = 317) participated in this cross-sectional study. The most common challenges perceived by the participants were related to their exam duration (77.3%), patient availability (66.9%), difficulty in understanding online lectures (58.4%), and a fear of losing grades (57.4%). Participants reported that the COVID-19 pandemic affected their performance in the courses (75.4%), teamwork (72.2%), educational aspects (67.5%), and psychological health (51.1%). A significantly greater proportion of female students reported the adverse effects of COVID-19 on their psychological health than male students (

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COVID-19dental studentsdentistryeducationpsychology

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