Objectives The study objectives were to identify the stress levels and to explore the impact of
students' year of study and gender on the perceived sources of stress among Malaysian
dental students. Methods This was a cross-sectional study involving dental students from
year one to year five from private and public universities in Malaysia. The study was formally
approved by the Research and Ethics Committee, International Medical University Malaysia.
Dental Environment Stress (DES) questionnaire was used for data collection and the …

Objective: Dental student training is known to be stressful and associated with physical and
psychological distress, emotional exhaustion, and burnout. Aim: The aim of this study was to
identify the stress provoking factors among students performing clinical tasks in a Malaysian
Dental School. Materials and Methods: A modified dental environment stress questionnaire
was distributed to 179 Bachelor of Dental Surgery students during the clinical years 3-5 and
their responses are analyzed. Results: The most stress provoking factor was found to be" …