Authors : Rodrigues Lishoy, Rodrigues Lishoy, Jawale Bhushan, Jawale Bhushan, Varghese Vanessa, Varghese Vanessa, Kathijathul Hidhaya S, Kathijathul Hidhaya S, Lalwani Rashi, Lalwani Rashi
DOI : 10.18231/j.ijodr.2020.036
Volume : 6
Issue : 3
Year : 2020
Page No : 184-190
Background: The fight against the novel coronavirus and the disruption in our daily routine and practise due to lockdown has been mentally exhausting especially for ambitious students pursuing higher studies. The lockdown period came in suddenly giving no chance to be prepared for the worst. Post-graduate students of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics could be badly hit by this lockdown period disrupting the entire treatment course of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment, which needs monthly visits to the orthodontist.
Materials and Methods : To understand the concerns of the students pursuing MDS in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics about their work, academics and the effect of the lockdown on their future, we performed a questionnaire study. The Questionnaire was circulated to 110 Post graduate students pursuing MDS in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics who were currently in the 2nd year of their Post graduate training program.
Results: In the present study it was found that around 61.3% of participants panicked about the workload of patients they possibly might have to deal with once college resumed and 29% students were worried about the risk of contracting the infection after resuming to work after the lockdown is lifted. Additionally, around 68.4 & 73.6% students were insecure about the completion of their undergoing cases and thesis till the end of the term respectively and around half of the students were worried that the patients may not turn up for the exam due to the lapse in treatment. A small proportion of students (15.8%) are apprehensive of being homesick after college resumes.
Conclusion: Covid-19 lockdown has definitely affected post-graduate students creating a lot of confusion and apprehension in their minds regarding the pending cases and academic work. The uncertainty to cope with it, is still the question left unanswered.
Keywords: COVID19, Orthodontics, 2 nd year Post graduate student concerns, MDS Orthodontics, Questionnaire survey.