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Evaluation of the Most Stressful Dental Treatment Procedures of Conservative Dentistry among Polish Dental Students

Background: Dental schools are considered to be a very stressful environment; the stress levels of dental students are higher than those of the general population. The aim of this study was to assess the level of stress among dental students while performing specific dental procedures. Methods: A su...

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Autores principales: Mocny-Pachońska, Katarzyna, Doniec, Rafał J., Wójcik, Sylwia, Sieciński, Szymon, Piaseczna, Natalia J., Duraj, Konrad M., Tkacz, Ewaryst J.
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8122741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33922213
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094448
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author Mocny-Pachońska, Katarzyna
Doniec, Rafał J.
Wójcik, Sylwia
Sieciński, Szymon
Piaseczna, Natalia J.
Duraj, Konrad M.
Tkacz, Ewaryst J.
author_facet Mocny-Pachońska, Katarzyna
Doniec, Rafał J.
Wójcik, Sylwia
Sieciński, Szymon
Piaseczna, Natalia J.
Duraj, Konrad M.
Tkacz, Ewaryst J.
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description Background: Dental schools are considered to be a very stressful environment; the stress levels of dental students are higher than those of the general population. The aim of this study was to assess the level of stress among dental students while performing specific dental procedures. Methods: A survey was conducted among 257 participants. We used an original questionnaire, which consisted of 14 questions assigned to three categories: I—Diagnosis, II—Caries Treatment, and III—Endodontic Treatment. Each participant marked their perceived level of stress during the performed dental treatment procedures. The scale included values of 0–6, where 0 indicates no stress, while 6 indicates high stress. Results: Third- ([Formula: see text]) and fourth-year ([Formula: see text]) women were characterized by a higher level of perceived stress during dental procedures related to caries treatment. Caries treatment procedures were the most stressful for 18.3% of third-year students, 4.3% of fourth-year students, and 3.2% of fifth-year students. Furthermore, 63.4% of third-year students, 47.3% of fourth-year students, and 17.2% of fifth-year students indicated that they felt a high level of stress when performing endodontic procedures. Conclusion: Third- and fourth-year female students are characterized by a higher level of stress during caries and endodontic treatment procedures. The most stressful treatments for participants were endodontic treatment procedures.
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spelling pubmed-81227412021-05-16 Evaluation of the Most Stressful Dental Treatment Procedures of Conservative Dentistry among Polish Dental Students Mocny-Pachońska, Katarzyna Doniec, Rafał J. Wójcik, Sylwia Sieciński, Szymon Piaseczna, Natalia J. Duraj, Konrad M. Tkacz, Ewaryst J. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Dental schools are considered to be a very stressful environment; the stress levels of dental students are higher than those of the general population. The aim of this study was to assess the level of stress among dental students while performing specific dental procedures. Methods: A survey was conducted among 257 participants. We used an original questionnaire, which consisted of 14 questions assigned to three categories: I—Diagnosis, II—Caries Treatment, and III—Endodontic Treatment. Each participant marked their perceived level of stress during the performed dental treatment procedures. The scale included values of 0–6, where 0 indicates no stress, while 6 indicates high stress. Results: Third- ([Formula: see text]) and fourth-year ([Formula: see text]) women were characterized by a higher level of perceived stress during dental procedures related to caries treatment. Caries treatment procedures were the most stressful for 18.3% of third-year students, 4.3% of fourth-year students, and 3.2% of fifth-year students. Furthermore, 63.4% of third-year students, 47.3% of fourth-year students, and 17.2% of fifth-year students indicated that they felt a high level of stress when performing endodontic procedures. Conclusion: Third- and fourth-year female students are characterized by a higher level of stress during caries and endodontic treatment procedures. The most stressful treatments for participants were endodontic treatment procedures. MDPI 2021-04-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8122741/ /pubmed/33922213 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094448 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Doniec, Rafał J.
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Sieciński, Szymon
Piaseczna, Natalia J.
Duraj, Konrad M.
Tkacz, Ewaryst J.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8122741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33922213
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094448
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