Dental environmental stress during the COVID?19 pandemic at the Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland

OBJECTIVES: The burden of stress experienced by dentistry students has been the subject numerous studies aimed at defining strongest stressors, and reducing their intensity to improve conditions and, consequently, quality education. Such have never performed in a pandemic caused new, unknown coronavirus. Therefore, objective study was identify sources course studies, with reference COVID­19 pandemic. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total 334 Institute Dentistry Jagiellonian University Medical College were invited take part study. They represented range from first fifth year 2019/2020 academic year. tool employed Dental Environmental Stress (DES) questionnaire 11 supplementary questions related carried out on June 1-25, 2020. RESULTS: participation rate 72%. Academic work presented highest level stress. comparison overall levels particular domains as well included DES survey revealed significant differences between individual years positive relationships appeared area clinical factors. These concerned returning classes contact patients regard SARS-CoV-2 (rs = 0.50, p < 0.001), connection 0.47, lack practical 0.42, 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: subjected resulting conflict perceived risk due SARS-CoV-2, disruptions education, which they negatively.