title: Different study conditions between dental students in China and Japan.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study was to compare the study conditions of dental students towards dental education in China and Japan.
  
  
  METHODS
  60 students from the Stomatology School of China Medical University and 51 students from the Dental Faculty of Kyushu University, Japan, participated in this study. Information was derived from a self-answered questionnaire consisting of 10 items.
  
  
  RESULTS
  More Japanese students (60%) compared to Chinese students (28%) were satisfied with their lives in dental school. For the main reason of discontent, 23.5% of the Japanese students attributed to busy study and lacking of spare time, while 38.3% of the Chinese students indicated small campus lacking of infrastructure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both students of two countries think they were in big pressure. The main stressor of Japanese students was the examination, but that of Chinese students was anxiety of their future and obtains employment. The main source of tuition and maintenance was family in the both countries, but more Japanese students (25.5%) were dependent on scholarship compared with Chinese students (3.3%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings from this study enhance our understanding of study conditions among dental students and help to define strategies to improve student management in both Japan and China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, China Medical University Shenyang 110002, China.
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, China Medical University Shenyang 110002, China.
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, China Medical University Shenyang 110002, China.
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Section of Removable Prosthodontics, Division of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jinno
authors.affiliation: Center of Implant Dentistry, School of Stomatology, China Medical University Shenyang 110001, China.
authors.forename: Xinwen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Section of Removable Prosthodontics, Division of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koyano
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, China Medical University Shenyang 110002, China.
authors.forename: Hongjun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ai
keywords: China; Japan; Study condition; pressure; scholarship