The purpose of this study was to identify the perceived stress of dental students across the entire curriculum (D1–D4 years). The dental environmental stress (DES) questionnaire was administered to 244 (90.4 percent) dental students during 1990. Significant differences were found for 12 questionnaire items across four classes. For male‐female comparisons, significant differences were found for 17 questionnaire items, all perceived as more stressful by females; and between classes, significant differences were accounted for by three questionnaire items. Comparisons with previous dental students (1980s) on the identical questionnaire were noted.
The purpose of this study was to identify the perceived stress of third‐year dental students using a large sample (four classes). The dental environmental stress (DES) questionnaire was administered to 263 (87.7 percent) third‐year students from 1984 to 1988. The top six stress items, as perceived by third‐year students, included examinations and grades, graduation requirements, inconsistency of professor's feedback, patient tardiness or no show, atmosphere created by clinical faculty, and financial responsibilities. In addition, 15 of the 38 DES questionnaire items were considered moderately stressful or very stressful by at least 34.0 percent of the students.
The purpose of this study was to document the stress (anxiety and depression) symptoms of third‐year dental students using two psychological measures. Eighty‐six students in two successive third‐year classes were tested with the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in October, December, and April. For both state and trait anxiety, changes across test administrations indicated significant increases for the 1985 class. For depression, no significant changes were found across either test administration or between classes. Comparisons were made between the reported stress symptoms of third‐year and first‐year dental students. A stress management program within the dental school environment was recommended.
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