Assessment/Evaluation of Dentistry Students' Perceptions of Distance Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic Process: A Two Centers Study

Abstract

Purpose: The present study aimed to comparatively evaluate the acceptance perceptions of satisfaction towards distance theoretical education of students studying at Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University faculty of dentistry (new faculty), which is newly established and located in the countryside, and Ankara University faculty of dentistry (old faculty) located in a metropolitan, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Materials Methods: For this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire consisting of 5 parts and compatible with a Likert scale was prepared. The prepared questionnaire was sent online to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year. Pearson chi-square analysis was applied to determine the difference between qualitative variables according to the groups. The appropriate chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical variables between groups. The statistical significance level was determined as p

Keywords

• covid-19
• dentistry
• distance learning
• questionnaire