2022
DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13122
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Stressors and mental health impacts of COVID‐19 in dental students: A scoping review

Abstract: Objective The COVID‐19 pandemic has led to mental health hazards to healthcare providers in general and to undergraduate dental students. The present study undertakes a scoping review to identify and discuss the mental health issues and stressors impacting dental students globally during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods A systematic search following the Joanna Briggs Institute's framework for scoping reviews was conducted on Embase, MEDLINE by Ovid, Web of Science, PsycIn… Show more

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“…Other key elements in determining the long‐term success of any alternative assessment are its cost and feasibility to uphold academic integrity. Although the technology was often utilized to uphold academic integrity, it likely put additional stressors on students and financial constraints on dental schools 35–38 . In agreement with these reports, one course director in this survey noted “change from in‐person proctored exams to remote– proctored exams seemed to work well but it was expensive.” Another course director commented “Open book, open browser exams were the only option that leveled the playing field and addressed cheating, but retention of information will be questionable at best.” (Table 3).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 56%
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“…Other key elements in determining the long‐term success of any alternative assessment are its cost and feasibility to uphold academic integrity. Although the technology was often utilized to uphold academic integrity, it likely put additional stressors on students and financial constraints on dental schools 35–38 . In agreement with these reports, one course director in this survey noted “change from in‐person proctored exams to remote– proctored exams seemed to work well but it was expensive.” Another course director commented “Open book, open browser exams were the only option that leveled the playing field and addressed cheating, but retention of information will be questionable at best.” (Table 3).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 56%
“…Pre‐COVID long exams used to cause exhaustion and sometimes anxiety amongst students.” (Table 3). Such assessment administration changes that reduced student anxiety and exhaustion likely became even more important in light of additional stressors reported by dental students during the COVID‐19 pandemic 36,37 …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…For the past decade, an increased focus on student preferences is reflected in pedagogy, learning environment, students' well-being, adopting new technologies, and other aspects of the dental learning environment. [21][22][23] To implement these strategies, faculty members are required to obtain a new set of skills that are often self-learned. Current tools used to evaluate faculty do not generally reflect these growing skills nor do they acknowledge the time required to achieve them.…”
Section: Institutional Focusmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For the past decade, an increased focus on student preferences is reflected in pedagogy, learning environment, students’ well‐being, adopting new technologies, and other aspects of the dental learning environment 21–23 . To implement these strategies, faculty members are required to obtain a new set of skills that are often self‐learned.…”
Section: Factors That Impact Faculty Environmentmentioning
confidence: 99%