en عمومى General پژوهشي Research <div>Background and purpose: The problem of academic failure is one of the major issues in the<br> educational system in most countries. This study aimed to investigate the educational status and factors<br> related to educational status of dental students at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in a 4-<br> year period.<br> Materials and methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 88 dental graduates<br> of School of Dentistry at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in a 4 &ndash;year period that were<br> selected by the census method. Information were collected through a review of documentation in a<br> form. The data were collected in a confidential manner by referring to the students&#39; educational files<br> and with the agreement of the College Education Deputy. Data analysis was performed using SPSS<br> software version 24.<br> Results: The mean age of the subjects was 27.45 &plusmn; 1.46 years. 49 were female and the rest were male.<br> Also, 76 were single and 63 were in the dormitory. There was a significant relationship between age<br> (r = -0.29, p = 0.005), gender (p = 0.010), and residence (p = 0.029) with clinical course score, but<br> There was no significant relationship between marital status and the duration of diploma to university<br> admission with clinical course score.<br> Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, male students, the students older than their classmates,<br> and those living in student dormitories were among the groups prone to academic failure.</div> Academic failure, Educational status, Dentistry, Mazandaran. 29 40 http://intjmi.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-331&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Hodis Ehsani 10031947532846003805 10031947532846003805 No Department of Periodontology, Dental Resarch Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Leila Jabareh 10031947532846003806 10031947532846003806 No Faculty of Dentistry, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Maede Salehi 10031947532846003807 10031947532846003807 No Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Dental Resarch Center , Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Mahmood Moosazadeh 10031947532846003808 10031947532846003808 No Gatrointestitional Research Center, Non-communicable Disease Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Nadia Barouj 10031947532846003809 10031947532846003809 No Faculty of Dentistry, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Tahereh Molania 10031947532846003810 10031947532846003810 Yes Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Dental Research Center,Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.