Dental health care provider – Clinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub

2015 Dentist Well-Being Survey Report

NAM — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:23:07 +0000

The ADA Health Policy Institute, along with the ADA Council on Dental Wellness Advisory Committee (DWAC), surveyed in 2015 to examine various stresses that may affect dentists today. The survey includes questions regarding job satisfaction, workload, medical conditions, workplace safety, the effect of personal responsibilities on work, and the effect of health on work. Participants were professionally active, licensed dentists, along with ADA members. Results from the survey are intended to be used to design more effective education programs.

Perceived Stress and Well-Being Among Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy Students

NAM — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:17:57 +0000

This study explores the perception of stress and well-being amongst undergraduate dental hygiene and therapy students at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy. A questionnaire was given to students measuring their perception of levels of stress and well-being. Results found that a majority of students reported levels of stress, depression, and anxiety that were within normal ranges. All reported having high levels of positive well-being. While previous studies have made the assumption that stress in undergraduate dental training is debilitating, this current study shows that students experiencing stress are reported to be positively-functioning individuals.

Implementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout

NAM — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:07:44 +0000

Teamwork is critical for clinician well-being and better patient care. But how can we better foster team-based care so that patients and clinicians can thrive?

The following discussion paper from the National Academy of Medicine explores optimal team-based care and its role in reducing clinician burnout and achieving better patient outcomes. Authors describe key features of successful health care teams, review existing evidence that links high-functioning teams to increased well-being, and recommend strategies to overcome barriers to optimal team-based care.

A Systematic Review of Stress in Dental Students

NAM — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:13:53 +0000

Published in the Journal of Dental Education, the following study aimed to systematically review the available literature on the levels, causes, and impact of stress among dental students. Evidence from this review showed that dental students experience considerable amounts of stress during their training. This stress is mainly due to the demanding nature of the training. Additionally, studies suggest adverse effects of elevated stress on student’s health and well-being.

Burnout and Work Engagement Among US Dentists

NAM — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 12:28:28 +0000

Published in the Journal of Patient Safety, the following study used the extensively validated Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale to measure burnout in a self-administered survey of 167 US dentists who attended continuing education courses held in Boston, Pittsburg, Iowa City, and Las Vegas. Thr authors observed that 13.2% of their study population experienced burnout and 16.2% of their study population was highly work engaged. There was a statistically significant, unadjusted association between burnout risk and work engagement.

Systematic Review: Factors Contributing to Burnout in Dentistry

NAM — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:18:45 +0000

Published in Oxford Medicine, the following study aimed to identify significant factors associated with burnout in dentists and dental students. The authors found that the most prevalent and significant factors associated with burnout were: younger age, male gender, student status, high job-strain/working hours, those enrolled in clinical degree programmes and certain personality types. However, only a limited amount of literature explored the directional relationship between these factors and burnout. Further longitudinal and prospective studies are required to assess causation. Burnout should be considered a multifactorial phenomenon that can develop early in a dental career. Screening programmes and coping strategies might help to identify and prevent it.

Dentist Well-Being Handbook

NAM — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:10:41 +0000

The American Dental Association released a handbook to outline well-being programs for dental students and professionals. Dentistry as a professional field comes with its own challenges with regard to well-being. Isolation, access to controlled substances, likelihood of holding authority in a solo practice setting, and values of antithetical care are all calls to action for well-being to be an emphasis. As an overview, the handbook covers structural models of programs, assistance programs, criteria for inclusion, legality, support/resources, and mental health.

Burnout Syndrome Among Dental Students: A Short Version of the “Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire” Adapted for Students

NAM — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 15:59:05 +0000

Published in BMC Medical Education, the following study aims to (1) adapt a Spanish version of the Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire-12 for use with students, (2) test its factorial validity, internal consistency, convergent and discriminant validity, and (3) assess potential socio-demographic and occupational risk factors associated with the development of the subtypes. The three established subtypes in the BCSQ-12 are the “frenetic” (related to “overload”), “under-challenged” (related to “lack of development”), and “worn-out” (related to “neglect”). The results support the definition of burnout and affirms that BCSQ-12-SS can be used for the recognition of clinical profiles and for the suggestion of intervention strategies specific to the characteristics of each particular case.

Measuring Job and Academic Burnout with the Oldeburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI): Factorial Invariance Across Samples and Countries

NAM — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 14:57:59 +0000

Published in Burnout Research, the following study examines the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) across different groups (German nurses vs. German students) and tested academic burnout across samples from different countries (Greek vs. German students). Burnout was measured with the German version of the OLBI. The OLBI consists of 16 items, eight of which measure the exhaustion dimension of burnout (e.g., “There are days when I feel tired before I arrive at work”) and eight measuring the disengagement dimension of burnout (e.g., “It happens more and more often that I talk about my work in a negative way”). Authors conclude that the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory is a robust instrument for the measurement of burnout in both work and academic settings.

The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory: A New Tool for the Assessment of Burnout

NAM — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 14:53:50 +0000

Published in Work & Stress, this study offers an analysis of the validity and reliability of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. All three subscales of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory were found to have very high internal reliability, and non-response rates were small. The authors conclude that the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory is a valid and reliable tool for measuring burnout.