Objectives: To assess the relationship between dental students’ empathy and patient perception of empathy. Materials and method: A questionnaire was administered to150 dental students of third year, final year and interns and 105 patients of a Dental College, Pune. Jefferson Scale of Empathy Health Care Provider Student Version (JSP-HPS) was administered to dental students of third year, final year, interns.
Jefferson scale of patient’s perception of physician empathy (JSPPPE) which was translated in Marathi language was administered to patients visiting the outpatient department of the hospital to assess the empathetic level of dental students. Association of level of dental students’ empathy and patients perception of empathy towards dental students was done using Chi-square test and Pearson’s correlation test. Results: The mean Jefferson Scale of Empathy, Health Care Provider Student…
