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Service-learning's impact on dental students' attitude to community service
Hammam Ahmed Bahammam1, Sarah Ahmed Bahammam2
1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80209, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. habahammam@kau.edu.sa.
Background:
This study aimed to observe the impact of service learning on the attitude of senior dental students toward community service.
Methods:
A cross-sectional survey-based was conducted and recruited a total of 120 senior students of Dentistry Taibah University that were enrolled in a clinical service-learning course using convenience sampling. The attitude of dental college students toward community service based on the model of helping behavior by Schwartz was evaluated through Community Service Attitude Scale (CSAS). The data was collected using the same questionnaires for the pre-test and post-test. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 25. A repeated-measures mixed-model ANOVA was used to test the changes across pre-and post-test.
Results:
A total of 96 students completed the first survey, making a response rate of 80%, and 78 among them completed the second survey as well, making a response rate of 81%. Significant change (P < 0.0001) in ANOVA indicated that there was an overall change in attitude. CONCLUSIONS: It can be concluded that community-based service-learning positively impacts the attitude of last year's dental students toward understanding needs at the community level and the attitude to help in providing dental care at the community level.
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