Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the psychological fear
(anxiety) of dental patients while visiting a dentist
in the period of the present coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) pandemicMethodology: This online cross-sectional survey were found to be more anxious than men (p<0.05).
used a self-administered questionnaire to analyze
the anxiety, knowledge, and perception of 461
dental patients. A p<0.05 was considered
significant.Results: Data from 461 participants revealed
2
significant differences among genders (X =
2
14.944, p<0.001), age (X = 142.915, p<0.001),
and between the educational levels of the
2
participants (X = 410.399, p<0.001). We foundthat 63.6% patients were afraid of visiting dentists
due to the fear of COVID-19, and 66.2% patients
thought that they will get the disease from the
dentist or dental office. We observed that females were found to be more anxious than men (p<0.05).Conclusion: There was high anxiety among the
patients to visit dentists because of the current
pandemic. Aanxiety regarding COVID-19 is
prevalent in the society that may lead to a
monetary crisis for dentists. (Rawal Med J
202;46:7-10).
