Resumen
This study investigated the occurrence of depression, anxiety and stress; and identified the possible stress factors among clinical dental undergraduates. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 127 dental undergraduates from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sungai Buloh, Malaysia. Overall the scores of DASS-21 shows the majority of dental undergraduates have no depression, anxiety and stress. This study also highlights the main factor affecting the dental undergraduates? depression levels is the students? educational environment. Future research on any correlation between depression levels and clinical performances is highly recommended for better understanding on this topic, and to provide a better educational environment at dental institutes in Malaysia.