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

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · Farsi NJ, Jamjoom H, Abughazalah O, Alzhrani A · 2026-07-08

Researchers compared quality of life between senior dental students and non-dental healthcare students in Saudi Arabia using a standardised questionnaire. Dental students reported lower overall quality of life scores, particularly in psychological, social, and environmental domains, despite similarly rating their lives as "good" or "very good."

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