ABSTRACT

The aim of the study is to find out the opinion of dental students on their education during covid-19. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has resulted in an ongoing pandemic [10, 11]. The first case may be traced back to 17 November 2019.As of 14 June 2020, more than 7.83 million cases have been reported across 188 countries and territories, resulting in more than 431,000 deaths. More than 3.73 million people have recovered. A survey was conducted among 300 dental students from saveetha dental college by preparing a set of questions and the answers were collected through an online survey method. In this survey, online classes are more beneficial compared to regular classes as most of the students chose yes with 65.7%. The willingness to attend any online classes showed 74.7%.Most of the students agreed that practical classes are as important as theory classes as 74.22%.Most of the students are able to keep up with the pace of the online classes being taken with 51.4%. Majority students able to comprehend the subject being taught online showing 51.9%. Comfortability during online classes shows 38% where most of the students are not comfortable. From this survey we can conclude that the current survey shows that majority of dental students prefer online classes compared to regular classes as they are more willing to attend online classes, but they are also very skeptical to treat patients and attend college even though proper PPE kit are provided during this pandemic. Keywords: COVID-19, Education, Online classes
Publication date: 01/08/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1055