Anxiety Level and Oral Hygiene Practice in Dental Students During Covid-19 Pandemic

A cross sectional study (survey) will be conducted among dental students in faculty of dentistry Cairo University for the duration of one month from June 2020 to July 2020. The questionnaire has three parts. The first part included demographic details. The second part included validated general anxiety disorder scale GAD-7. Questionnaire consisting of seven questions which measures students' anxiety level score. Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively. The third part the validated self administered, structured, and close ended 15 questions that assessed the self reported oral hygiene practices 11. The questionnaire forms were kept anonymous. The questionnaire was validated.