Perceptions of undergraduate dental students towards E-learning in lahore medical and dental college

Aim: to analyse the perceptions of undergraduate dental students of lahore medical and dental college towards e-learning,and difference in perception of gender. study design: quantitative cross sectional study methods: conducted on 280 dental students resulting in a 92% response rate to the adapted questionnaire. its reliability was examined using cronbach's alpha. data were entered in spss 20 and results show that respondents have high perceptions towards e-learning. results: distance learning gets the highest score,indicating the potential scope of e-learning on improving and impacting distance learning opportunities. comparison of responses of students in different academic years shows that students perceive the usefulness of e-learning differently as they progress through their studies (p=0.021),and no significant difference was found in the perception of genders. conclusion: the positive perception and the willingness of students towards e-learning suggested that future e-learning initiatives have great potential in lahore medical and dental college.