Evaluation of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the education process of dentistry faculties in Turkey: A survey study

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the existing changes in the education process in dentistry faculties in Turkey from the spring term of 2020 to the present day and to provide information exchange between universities.Methods: In total 79 dentistry faculties in Turkey were invited to this survey study. Data were collected between April 15, 2021 and May 1, 2021. In the 32-item questionnaire, questions were asked about the characteristics of the faculties (state or private institution, foundation year) and how they carried out their educational activities (online, face-to-face, etc.) since the beginning of the pandemic. Chi-square test and Fisher's Exact test were used to determine the differences between the groups (p