Stress and Academic Performance of Dental Clinicians in one Private University in the Philippines

The study determined the stress and academic performance among dental clinicians of LPU College of Dentistry for the academic years 2012-2013 and 2013-2014. Specifically, it determined the profile of the dental clinicians in terms of age, year level and gender. It also identified the level of stress in terms of living accommodation, interpersonal relationship, academic performance, clinical skills and miscellaneous factor; to analyze the academic performance based on the general weighted average of the dental clinicians per semester. It also determined the significant responses in the level of stress when grouped according to profile variables and the relationship between stress and academic performance. The findings showed that a moderate level of stress was experienced by the respondents with regards to the following factors namely: living accommodation, academics and clinical skills. As to the academic performance of the respondents, it decreased from satisfactory to fairly satisfactory as the academic year progresses to clinical training. Differences of the responses as to the level of stress between respondents differ as academic year progresses in congruence with the age bracket but as to the gender, no significant difference was determined.

Keywords – Academic Performance, Dental Clinicians, Stress