THE EVALUATION OF PERCEIVED SOURCES OF STRESS IN DENTAL FACULTY STUDENTS

Aim: the purpose of this study was to examine the stress sources and levels among dental students studying in başkent university faculty of dentistry. material and method: the modified dental environment stress (des) questionnaire was administered to all undergraduate students during the 2013-2014 academic year (n=186). the data was statistically evaluated (p<0.05). results: the results showed that the des scores increased over the five-year period and significant differences were found between the preclinical and clinical students (p<0.05). there were no significant differences in stress perception between genders (p>0.05). conclusions: the study demonstrated that the sources of stress in dental students varied according to their studying year and the place in their dentistry program.