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With the spread of COVID-19, the effect of lockdown on psychological well-being has been profound. All parts of the world, including educational institutions, have adopted strict isolation strategies. These situations posed a threat to the students’ mental health. Mental health is a social determinant that is often ignored and underestimated. Besides, dental students endure the pressures of an academically challenging degree combined with high contact hours, making them vulnerable to burnout.1 Many dental students at SEGi University expressed stress and anxiety, affecting their studies during the mentor-mentee sessions. The most common concern was isolation, the lockdown’s unpredictability, and its implications on their immediate future. To overcome the anxiety, we attempted to incorporate app-basedmeditation into the students’ learning time to improve their resilience and decrease stress toward unforeseeable circumstances.