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Prevalence Of Dental Anxiety And Fear Among Medical Students At University Of Thamar, Ahmed A. Madfa
Prevalence Of Dental Anxiety And Fear Among Medical Students At University Of Thamar, Ahmed A. Madfa
Ahmed A. Madfa
Background/purpose: Fear from dental treatment is widespread distressing problem for the dentist. Anxiety may have an impact to the dentist-patient relationship and it may cause to misdiagnosis. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the levels of dental anxiety and fear among medical students at University of Thamar.Materials and methods: Dental anxiety scale (DAS) and Dental Fear Survey (DFS) were completed by one hundred undergraduate medical students. Cross-tabulations were applied to determine the levels of DAS and DFS. Pearson’s correlation was used to analyse the association among the dental anxiety measurements. Pearson’s correlation also was used to investigate the association between …