THE EFFECT OF DENTAL ANXIETY LEVELS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON PATIENT VISITS AT DENTAL AND ORAL CLINICS OF KIMIA FARMA KALIBOKOR PHARMACY SURABAYA

Abstract

Dental anxiety is a fear of something caused by the anticipation of danger and is a signal that helps individuals to prepare for action in the face of threats. The spread of Covid-19 has the potential to trigger anxiety disorders in the community. Patient visit data at the Dental and Oral Clinic of Kimia Farma Kalibokor Pharmacy Surabaya showed a decrease in the number of patient visits during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study aims to find out the influence of dental anxiety levels during the Covid-19 pandemic on patient visits at the dental and oral clinics of Kimia Farma Kalibokor Surabaya pharmacy. Study respondents were patients who came to visit periodically as many as 121 people were taken with simple random sampling. The study was conducted at the dental and oral clinic of Kimia Farma Kalibokor Surabaya pharmacy from December 2020 to March 2021. The data analysis technique used is the Chi-quaretest. The results showed that most respondents were not anxious and visited accordingly. Chi-square test results are P value 0.854 so it can be concluded that there is no influence between the level of dental anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic and patient visits at the dental and oral clinics of Kimia Farma Kalibokor Surabaya pharmacy.