Abstract

ObjectiveTo determine the empathetic orientation levels of 1st to 5th year Odontology students studying in the German Clinic Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad del Desarrollo (Santiago), taking into account the year and sex of the students. Material and methodsEmpathetic orientation was measured in the odontology students using the Jefferson Empathy Scale, Spanish version for Students (version S) validated culturally in Chile. The data on the levels analyzed were compared by means of a three-way variance analysis (Model III). ResultsThere were no statistically significant differences in empathetic orientation between the different years. It could be observed that females had higher levels of empathy compared to males. ConclusionsOdontology students (independent of level and/or year) have a high level of empathetic orientation. Females have a higher level of empathetic orientation than males.

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