STRESS AND DEPRESSION IN THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC SETTING OF DENTISTRY STUDENTS IN 2020

Aim: The new modality of virtual classes undertaken by dental students can have negative effects on psychological health and / or academic performance. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between stress and depression in the social academic environment in dentistry students at the Científica del Sur University in 2020. Materials and Methods: The study was descriptive, observational, cross-sectional, and prospective. 108 students from 6th to 10th cycle of Dentistry at the Universidad Científica del Sur participated and were evaluated by means of a questionnaire with the SISCO Inventory to measure academic stress. The BECK scale (BID II) was also used for the evaluation of depression. Results: Students in the 6th term presented a greater probability of stress and depression. The age group most affected was students between 19 and 22 years of age. The p value for the relationship between academic stress and depression was p <0.001 Conclusion: There are statistically significant differences between academic stress and depression in students from the 6th to the 10th term of the Stomatology career at the Universidad Científica del Sur.