Covid19 pandemic induced barriers to The acquisition of online education Among Undergraduate Dental Students Of Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To assess the barriers to online learning faced by undergraduate dental students.
METHODOLOGY
A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted on students of Bachelors of Dental Surgery from College of Dentistry,
Sharif Medical and Dental College Lahore. A pre-validated questionnaire with a Cronbach alpha 0.94 was used.
RESULTS
All the factor scores were found to be statistically significantly different across all four years of Bachelor of Dental Surgery,
instructor and personal problems (p≤0.01), motivational and time interruption (p=0.003), lack of support services (p=0.002),
lack of pre-requisite skills (p=0.006), technical problems (p=0.004) and lack of social interactions (p=0.008).
CONCLUSION
The association was strong between year of study and motivational problems and time interruptions, lack of support
services, lack of pre-requisite skills. The association between year of study and instructor and personal problems as well as
technical problems was medium. The highest mean rank score for the barrier of instructor and personal problems, Nat. Volatiles & Essent. Oils, 2021; 8(4): 2927-2935
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motivational problems and time interruptions, lack of support services was highest for final year students and the least for
second year. The highest mean rank score for technical problems and lack of social interaction was of first year and the least
for second year students.