Dental Fear and anxiety among Students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

Fear and anxiety due to dental treatments have been identified as on of the important factors in delation and avoidance of dental care which is a major obstacle in diagnosis and treatment of dental peoblems on time. This study aimed to determine dental fear and anxiety prevalence in the students of Rafsanjan university of medical sciences، 2010-2011. This descriptive study was conducted on 400 students of Rafsanjan university of medical sciences. Needed information were gathered through demoraphic، DAS and DFS standard questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS-15 statistic software and Chi-square test. among 400 particapants،110 (%27. 5)، 67 (%16. 75)، 97 (%24. 25) and 126 (%31. 5) students were studying at medicine، nursing، midwifery and other courses، respectively. 218 (%54. 5) students were female. dental fear was reported by 333 (about %83) students and 161 (about %40) reported dental anxiety. Based on the majore، the maximum and minimum anxiety level dedicated to the medical students [18 (%42. 9) severe DAS] and dental students [4 (%9. 5) severe DAS]، respectively (P<0. 0001). About the fear of the treatment، paramedical students had the most fear level [87 (%37. 3) severe DFS] and dental students had the least fear [25 (%10. 7) severe DFS] (P<0. 0001). most students suffered from dental anxiety and fear، however the least score of DAS and DFS were observed among dental students.