Abstract

ress is a human’s reaction to any change that requires an adjustment or response. It affects almost every human being. Here, we reviewed several selected publications related to dental stress among dental students. Dentistry is a branch of medical specialties that focus on its study in the oral and para-oral structures and tissues. Number of years for students to graduate from a dental program varies from one country to another. Literature has high number of publications related to “stress” and “dentistry”. In this brief review, the main areas of stress among dental students that are presented include: (1) sources and (2) prevalence. At the end, we have included some suggestions that may lead to lowering stress among dental students.

Highlights

  • REVIEW ARTICLE14th Year Dental Student, Alfarabi College of Dentistry and Nursing, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2Dean, Alfarabi College of Dentistry and Nursing, Riyadh, Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • All humans face and feel stress at different parts of their life

  • We focus on the publications related to stressors among dental students

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REVIEW ARTICLE

14th Year Dental Student, Alfarabi College of Dentistry and Nursing, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2Dean, Alfarabi College of Dentistry and Nursing, Riyadh, Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Stress is a human’s reaction to any change that requires an adjustment or response. We reviewed several selected publications related to dental stress among dental students. Number of years for students to graduate from a dental program varies from one country to another. Literature has high number of publications related to “stress” and “dentistry”. In this brief review, the main areas of stress among dental students that are presented include: (1) sources and (2) prevalence. We have included some suggestions that may lead to lowering stress among dental students

Introduction
Sources of Stress among Dental Students
Dental Program Sources
Financial Obligations Sources
Physical and Emotional Factors
What Dental Colleges should do to Reduce Stress among its Students?
Faculty and Administrative Staff
Financial Support
Reduce Stress caused by Clinical Work
Conclusion
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