The Relationship between Stress and Preclinical Dental Students' Performance: A Longitudinal Study.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the changing levels of stress among dental students during 8 months of a basic manual skills course in the preclinical year and to examine the association between stress and dental performance.

Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted in the 2023 academic year in a total of 58 (male = 17 and female = 41; mean age = 26.43, range 22-33) undergraduate dental students at Tel Aviv University of dentistry during their fourth year of study.

Excessive Gag Reflex, Dental Anxiety, and Phobia of Vomiting in Dental Care.

Background: The most known and commonly studied behavioral obstacle to dental care is dental anxiety. An obstacle that is less studied though no less problematic is excessive gag reflex, which can severely impede dental treatment. Another understudied and possibly related syndrome is emetophobia (a specific phobia of vomiting).

Impact of physical and mental training on dental students' fine motor skills.

Background: Mental training can be beneficial when learning new motor skills.

Objective: To evaluate whether a combination of physical and mental training can replace physical training.

Methods: Sixty dental students were randomly divided into six groups, which were assigned different regimens of physical and mental training: A.

The Influence of Family Milieu on Dental Anxiety in Adolescents-A Cross-Sectional Study.

Parents play a significant role in the development of dental anxiety in their adolescent children. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the influence of family milieu on adolescents' dental anxiety. The level of dental anxiety (Dental Anxiety Scale-DAS) was evaluated in 100 adolescent dental patients (ages 13-18 years) and their parents.

Stress Coping Strategies, Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Compassion Satisfaction Amongst Israeli Dentists: A Cross-sectional Study.

Objective: Being a member of the dental profession is often associated with stress and high levels of burnout. Stress coping strategies may significantly help mediate burnout. The present cross-sectional study sought to examine the role of stress coping strategies on burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion satisfaction amongst Israeli dentists.