How corona virus pandemic (Covid -19) affect the teaching & training of dental institutions of India- a descriptive study

Introduction: The outburst and transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Related Corona virus 2(SARS-CoV-2), accountable for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), has caused an urgent situation in the health care system globally. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic arguably represents the worst public health crisis of the 21st century. The coronavirus (COVID-19) has challenged healthcare professionals and those in dental education, evoking various response methods worldwide. However, no empirical study currently exists in the literature that examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental education. Aim: The purpose of this manuscript is to evaluate the information and experience of dental students of India on dental education during COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: An anonymous online survey was administrated to professional dental students that focused on their experiences related to COVID-19. The survey included questions about student demographics, online teaching, attendance, importance of technologies, protocols for school reopening and student perceptions of institutional responses, student concerns, and anxiety & psychological impacts on dental students on India. Conclusion: Dental teaching and training is very much disturbed during covid-19 pandemic because dental education & dentistry is directly linked with the oral cavity