The Difference of Dental Anxiety Levelon Healthcare and Non-Healthcare Students

Abstract

Backgrounnd: Dental anxiety can be a problem, both for dentists and patients. Basic Health Research states
that as many as 57.6% of Indonesian people suffer from dental and mouth problems and only 10.2% of that
number goes to the dentist, which can be caused by dental anxiety. Someone who has dental anxiety will
avoid and refuse to check the condition of their teeth, which will adversely affect the health of the oral cavity.
Purposes: Examining the differences in levels of dental anxiety in healthcare and non-healthcare students
at Universitas Airlangga.
Method: This study uses a quantitative type of cross-sectional method involving healthcare and nonhealthcare students and is carried out througout on campus A and campus B of Universitas Airlangga by
random sampling. Data collection procedures were carried out through the Corah Dental Anxiety Scale
(DAS) questionnaire with a few modifications that were disseminated online. Then the data analysis was
performed using the chi square method to get results.
Result and Discussion: Based on research that has been done, healthcare students have a low percentage
of dental anxiety levels of 64.6% where non-healthcare students have a high percentage of dental anxiety
levels of 42.9%. Different levels of dental anxiety may be influenced by different levels of knowledge about
oral health and dental health.
Conclusion: There is a significant difference in the level of dental anxiety in healthcare and non-healthcare
students at Universitas Airlangga.