Stressors and mental health impacts of COVID-19 in dental students: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to mental health hazards to healthcare providers in general and to undergraduate dental students. The present study undertakes a scoping review to identify and discuss the mental health issues and stressors impacting dental students globally during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A systematic search following the Joanna Briggs Institute's framework for scoping reviews was conducted on Embase, MEDLINE by Ovid, Web of Science, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and ERIC to identify peer reviewed publications published globally since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 until June 22, 2021. Manual search was also performed on Google scholar. Eligible studies were selected based on the predetermined set of criteria and focused specifically on me

SUBMITTER: Ramachandran S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9877782 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature