Journal of Education and Health Promotion

BACKGROUND: Dental education is considered a challenging and taxing program as on successfulcompletion one is required to attain unique and diverse competencies. There is an establishedperception ... Read More

Investigating the reasons for students’ attendance in and absenteeism from lecture classes and educational planning to improve the situation

. Sepideh Mokhtari; . Sakineh Nikzad; . Saeedeh Mokhtari; . Siamak Sabour; . Sepideh Hosseini

Volume 11, Issue 5 , June 2021, , Pages 1-10

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BACKGROUND: This study investigated the reasons for the students’ attendance in and absenteeismfrom lecture classes from the perspective of professors, students, and educational ... Read More

Evaluating the stress and its association with stressors among the dental undergraduate students of Kanpur city, India: A cross‑sectional study

. Rahul Srivastava; . Bhuvan Jyoti; . Devina Pradhan; . Manoj Kumar; . Pankaj Priyadarshi

Volume 10, Issue 3 , March 2020, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Dental education can be a critical wellspring of stress among dental students,and studies have observed higher levels of stress among dental students than in the all‑inclusivecommunity. ... Read More BACKGROUND: Dental education can be a critical wellspring of stress among dental students,and studies have observed higher levels of stress among dental students than in the all‑inclusivecommunity. The present study aims to evaluate the perceived stress among dental undergraduatestudents, the sources of stress, and an association of perceived stress with sociodemographiccharacteristics and various stressors.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross‑sectional study was conducted among 380 undergraduatedental students (from 1st year to final year) in a private dental college, Kanpur. A self‑administeredquestionnaire was used to collect data regarding sociodemographic profile, perceived stress usingPerceived Stress Scale‑14, and academic, psychosocial, and environmental stressors. Data wereanalyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics‑Version 21 (IBM Corp. Released 2012. IBM SPSS Statisticsfor Windows, Version 21.0, Armonk, NY, USA: IBM Corp.).RESULTS: The mean perceived stress score was 30.25 ± 1.914. The median perceived stress scorewas 30. Statistically significant (P < 0.001) values were found for higher age group and year of studyingBachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) were important sociodemographic determinant of stress. Vastnessof academic curricula, frequency of examination (P < 0.05), and fear of failure/poor performancein examinations were important academic determinants of stress. High parental expectations andfamily problems were important psychosocial stressors. Accommodation away from home was animportant predictor of stress (P < 0.001).CONCLUSION: This study revealed that there are various sociodemographic (age and year of studyin BDS), academic (curricula, frequency of examination, and performance level) determinants andpredictors of stress (type of accommodation), along with psychosocial stressors (parental expectationand family problems). Dental colleges should develop stress management programs to promotegender and social equity and strategies to improve psychological support services. The stressmanagement programs reported either helped to reduce the number of stressors or enhance stresscoping skills, using relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, yoga, and stress managementprograms.

Development of a method to assess compliance with ergonomic posture in dental students

. Patrícia Petromilli Nordi Sasso Garcia; . Danielle Wajngarten; . Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos

Volume 8, Issue 4 , April 2018, , Pages 1-8

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CONTEXT: The ergonomic posture protocol is extremely important for the maintenance ofoccupational health in dentistry. The lack of compliance with this protocol results in a high risk ... Read More

Neck, back, and shoulder pains and ergonomic factors among dental students

. Raha Habib Aghahi; . Rezvan Darabi; . Maryam Alsadat Hashemipour

Volume 8, Issue 3 , March 2018, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Dynamic and static activities in dentistry cause musculoskeletal disorders, butdental students do not have sufficient awareness about the effects of ergonomic factors on ... Read More

Effectiveness of a program on evidence‑based dentistry in dental students

. Naghmeh Feyzi Najaf; . Imaneh Asgari

Volume 7, Issue 2 , May and June 2017, , Pages 1-5

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INTRODUCTION: Evidence‑based dentistry (EBD) is an approach to oral healthcare by combiningthe best scientific evidence and clinical diagnostics, clinical expertise of the dentist, ... Read More INTRODUCTION: Evidence‑based dentistry (EBD) is an approach to oral healthcare by combiningthe best scientific evidence and clinical diagnostics, clinical expertise of the dentist, and the patient’streatment needs and preferences. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness ofan education program on EBD offered in a community‑dentistry course in improving knowledge andattitudes of students in this regard.STUDY METHODS: By a quasi‑experimental study design, 64 senior dental students of IslamicAzad University of Khorasgan recruited in a controlled trial. All of the students were randomized asintervention (32) and control (32) groups. A course‑based educational program on EBD was randomlyassigned to one group. Actual knowledge, self‑assessed knowledge, and attitudes, before and aftereducation, were measured in both groups. A questionnaire consisted of 40 items developed by theresearcher was used after confirming its validity and reliability. The difference between mean scoresat two timelines were measured and compared in three fields by paired t‑test and independent t‑testanalysis via SPSS version 20 software.RESULTS: While the mean scores of actual and self‑assessed knowledge and attitude were notsignificantly different between two groups at the beginning of the program (P > 0.05), the meanscores of all fields in the intervention group were significantly more than those of the control groupafter education (P < 0.001). The effect size of intervention was 86%, 62%, and 57% in three fields,respectively. There was not a significant difference between mean scores of three fields in the controlgroup, after the intervention.CONCLUSION: Due to the poor knowledge and attitudes of students and improved knowledge andattitudes of the intervention group after education, the education program seems to be effective.Durability of educational impact and evaluating evidence‑based performance can be studied in thefuture.

Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice with regard to evidence‑based dentistry among dental students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

. Faezeh Eslamipour; . Marzieh Ghaiour

Volume 6, Issue 1 , 2016, , Pages 1-6

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Aim: Evidence‑based dentistry (EBD) is an approach to oral health that requires theapplication and examination of relevant scientific data related to the patient’s oral healthand ... Read More

Assessment of dental student satisfaction with regard to process of thesis educational courses

. Faezeh Eslamipour; . Zahra Noroozi; . Kobra Hosseinpour

Volume 5, Issue 5 , December 2015, , Pages 1-5

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Introduction: Ensuring achievement of research experience by students is one of the mostimportant goals of the thesis‑conduction process and evaluation of student satisfaction withthis ... Read More

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Inventory development to assess perceptions and metacognition of dental students toward learning in colleges in Pune, India

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Investigating the reasons for students’ attendance in and absenteeism from lecture classes and educational planning to improve the situation

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Evaluating the stress and its association with stressors among the dental undergraduate students of Kanpur city, India: A cross‑sectional study

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Development of a method to assess compliance with ergonomic posture in dental students

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Neck, back, and shoulder pains and ergonomic factors among dental students

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Effectiveness of a program on evidence‑based dentistry in dental students

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice with regard to evidence‑based dentistry among dental students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

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Assessment of dental student satisfaction with regard to process of thesis educational courses

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