The inability to cope successfully with the enormous stress of medical education may lead to a cascade of consequences at both a personal and professional level. Although common, depression associates with a high degree of disability and chronicity, with symptoms such as low mood, lack of energy, poor concentration, low self-esteem, and a lack of interest in the environment however stress has been shown to have deleterious effects on one's physical and mental well-being .The extreme stress levels inherent in the medical profession, put premedical and medical students at risk for both physical and psychological problems. The aim of this study is to determine the workload stress which leads to different health problems in medical and dental students during their undergraduate training. It was a self-administered questionnaire based survey conducted on 114 medical and dental students (32 males and 118 females) who were randomly selected in Fatima Jinnah Dental College and

Objective: To assess the oral health status of 10-15-year-old children enrolled in government schools. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 11 months from March 2020 till Feb 2021 among children aged 10-15 years going to government schools in Kheshgi Payan District Nowshera KPK. Multi stage sampling technique was incorporated. Children of age 10 -15 years were included and those above or below this age group were excluded from study. Pre-Validated WHO oral health assessment tool was used for this study. Data was analyzed using SPSS Version 24. Results: Data from 200 students 100 each from girls’ and boys’ schools was collected. Majority of students 21% (n=42) were of 12 years of age. The mean age was 12.58 ±1.64. A total of 59% children had sound dentition. Caries was present in (n=44) male and (n=29) female children. There was a significant association between the gender and the dentition of the children (p 0.005). Gingivitis and periodontitis were prevalent in 20% of the study participants. Conclusion: This study concludes significant association between gender and dentition of the children. Over all the oral hygiene of the children was found to be satisfactory.

Background: A pediatric-psychiatric liaison programs have evolved to enable the staff pediatricians to assume adequate training to assess emotional, behavioral, and family problems that may be an integral part of the patient's symptoms. Objectives: The aim of the current study is to assess prevalence of psychiatric symptoms among physically ill children aging from six to eighteen attending pediatric outpatient clinic in Beni Suef University Hospital. Method: A random sample of 300 Egyptian diseased children with acute and chronic illness aged between 6 and 18 years, fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria participated in this study along eight months duration starting from May 2011 to December 2011. All subjects of the study were subjected to screening test for the patients or their informants using 'The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) for ages 6-18" and IQ was assessed for all sharing patients using 'Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale." Results: 170 (%56.7) of the 300 selected patients were females and 130 (%43.3) were males, 260 of them attended regular schools. Out of the total number of patients 155 (51.67%) presented with acute illness, while 145 (48.33%) had chronic illnesses. Mean IQ score was (79.8± 15.2) and only 67 (22.3%) of the sample had an 'average" IQ. Gender based comparison of IQ results revealed that female patients had significantly higher IQ scores (82.2±13.6 with p=0.035). Conclusions: The current status of psychiatric problems in pediatric physically ill patients assures the mandatory cooperation in pediatric consultation-liaison (C-L) services in Beni Suef Governorate.