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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on higher education institutions. Online education has become a new norm that may induce lifestyle alterations and adversely affect university students' health.


Objective:  To access the impact of physical and mental health on undergraduate dental students during online classes.


Methodology: The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory Student Survey (CBI-S) was employed to evaluate the mental health of the students. Depression levels were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale, while the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) scale was used to assess common physical health symptoms. Standard deviation and frequency distribution were done using descriptive statistics.  The Chi-square test was utilized to assess the association between the variables.


Results: In total 228 students participated in the study, among respondents most of them belonged to the age group of 20 to 26 years and the mean age was 22.4 (±0.9) years. Overall, CBI-S indicates that emotional exhaustion was highest in studies related to burnout with a percentage of 88.1%. Participants of the internship had moderate depression and moderate severe depression with a response rate of 16.7%. There was a significant difference in mental health concerning the year of study (p=0.001).


Conclusion: PHQ-9 shows that mental status is comparatively lower in female participants between the age group of 20-22 years. To address the situation, management should up with various solutions to tackle such as physical and mental barriers and resolve students with academic and personal burdens.

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Online classes, mental health, physical health, depression, dental students.

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K M Thousil, Junaid, G, K., M, I. P. ., Praveena N, & Shaul Hameed Kolarkodi. (2024). The Impact of Online Classes on the Mental and Physical Health of Undergraduate Students in the Health Profession: Mental and Physical Health of Undergraduate Students. Journal of Contemporary Dental Sciences, 1(2), 1–7. Retrieved from https://jcds.qu.edu.sa/index.php/JCDS/article/view/2352
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