La muestra la conformaron 118 egresados mediante muestreo probabilístico aleatorio simple; se aplicó una encuesta tipo cuestionario, enviada de forma virtual. Se evaluó la confiabilidad (Alfa de Cronbach 0,90) y la validez (juicio de expertos). Resultados: Se obtuvo una percepción moderada de riesgo personal al COVID-19, basado en la escala de Morton y Duck. El 89,9% cree que esta enfermedad es grave, el 69,4% se siente muy preocupado de ser afectado, el 74.6% cree que existe una alta probabilidad de ser afectado, el 46,6% se considera una persona de alto riesgo frente al COVID-19, el 88,2% considera la práctica odontológica como de riesgo personal, el 81.3% considera estar en un puesto de trabajo con riesgo a exposición, 33% considera que su salud mental se ha alterado por causa de la pandemia, al 26,3% le preocupan que su diagnóstico en salud mental influya en su práctica dent...

Objectives: Determine the perception of personal risk to COVID-19 in graduates of the dental school of a Peruvian university in 2022. Materials and Methods: An observational and cross-sectional design study was carried out on 118 graduates using simple random probabilistic sampling. The survey was sent virtually and validity (expert judgment) and reliability (Cronbach's Alpha 0.90) were evaluated. Results: A moderate perception of personal risk to COVID-19 was obtained, based on the Morton and Duck (2004) scale. 89.9% stated that this disease is serious, 88.2% considered dental practice as a personal risk, 81.3% indicated that they were in a job with risk of exposure, 33% considered that their mental health was altered due to the pandemic, 26.3% were worried about their mental health diagnosis and that it would influence their dental practice, 40.7% felt worried about the news and 72% fe...