Obarisiagbon A

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Uselu, Benin, City,Edo State, Southern Nigeria

Publications

• Original Article   
  Do Stages of Dentistry Training Affect Anxiety Provoking Situations?
  Author(s): Obarisiagbon A, Azodo CC*, Omoaregba JO and James BO
  
  Background: Undetected and unaddressed anxiety negatively affects performance in clinical learning environments. Aim: The aim was to investigate the anxiety provoking situations in clinical dental care delivery among students of preclinical and clinical years and house officers. Subjects and Methods: A 38‑item modified Moss and McManus clinical anxiety questionnaire, general health questionnaire‑12 (GHQ‑12) and the Zung self‑rating anxiety scale were the data collection tools. Results: Of the 84 recruited, 79 completed the study giving 94.0% (79/84) response rate. The median age of the participants was 25 years with 50.6% (40/79) being 20‑25 years. Gender distribution revealed that males constituted 60.8% (48/79) of the participants. House officers constituted 29.1% (23/79), clinical students 36.7% (29/79), and preclinical students 34... Read More»