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July 10, 2026HealthcareOpen Access

Assessing Quality of Life Among Senior-Year Dental Versus Non-Dental Healthcare Students in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the WHOQOL-BREF

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NFNada J. FarsiHJHana JamjoomOAOmair Abughazalah

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Cross-sectional study assesses quality of life in dental versus non-dental healthcare students, highlighting disparities.

Key Points

  • The aim was to evaluate the quality of life of dental students relative to non-dental healthcare students.
  • Conducted at King Abdulaziz University from December 2023 to March 2024.
  • Surveyed all undergraduate senior-year students using the WHOQOL-BREF scale.
  • Included 477 participants: dental, pharmacy, and medicine students.
  • Dental students rated QoL as 'good' or 'very good' at 73.0%, compared to 71.6% for non-dental students.
  • Higher health satisfaction reported in non-dental students (74.3%) versus dental students (65.0%).
  • Dental students had lower mean QoL scores (64.8 ± 14.1) than other healthcare students, particularly in psychological, social, and environmental domains.

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Farsi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a508d096eeac72a437a0bbdhttps://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14142035
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