Effectiveness of Dental Training in Terms of Anxiety Control Among Dental Students-A Quasi Experimental Study

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of dental school training in diminishing dental treatment anxiety among dental students of Dow University of Health Sciences OJHA hospital. The study included first year students who were given questionnaire based on Norman Corah Scale. The students were again given same questionnaire in their final year. The scores were calculated in first and final year of their dental school. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 23. Paired t-test was used to compare pre and post exposure dental anxiety. The results showed that pre anxiety score at first year was 10.08±3.30 which significantly reduced as 5.06±1.57 at final year after educational exposure (p<0.05).