| Stressors |
Number (%) |
| Third year |
Fourth year |
Fifth year |
| Responsibilities for comprehensive patient care |
22 (73.34) |
23 (79.32) |
31 (86.12) |
| Patients arriving late or not showing up for appointment |
20 (66.67) |
24 (82.75) |
29 (80.56) |
| Working on patients with dirty mouths |
25 (83.33) |
25 (86.3) |
25 (69.45) |
| Need to find own patients |
25 (83.33) |
27 (93.2) |
32 (88.89) |
| Difficulty to get suitable patients |
28 (93.34) |
26 (89.66) |
31 (86.12) |
| Lack of cooperation by patients |
19 (63.34) |
24 (82.75) |
29 (80.56) |
| Fear of sexually transmissible disease/AIDS/ hepatitis B while working on patients |
23 (76.67) |
28 (96.56) |
27 (75.0) |
