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Occupational stress among dental professionals

Balkan Journal of Dental MedicineOctober 17, 2022October 17, 2022

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Pejčić Natašaa, Petrović Vanjaa, Ilić-Dimitrijević Ivanab, Jakovljević Aleksandarc, Nikodijević-Latinović Angelinad, Petrović Renatae, Perunović Nedaf

aUniverzitet u Beogradu, Stomatološki fakultet, Klinika za dečiju i preventivnu stomatologiju
bRoyal College of Surgeons, Faculty of Dentistry, Dublin, Ireland
cUniverzitet u Beogradu, Stomatološki fakultet, Katedra za dentalnu patologiju
dUniverzitet u Beogradu, Stomatološki fakultet, Klinika za ortopediju vilica
eUniverzitet u Beogradu, Stomatološki fakultet
fUniverzitet u Beogradu, Stomatološki fakultet, Katedra za oralnu medicinu i parodontopatiju

Summary

Stress at the work place was declared by the World Health Organization as a worldwide epidemic. The stress caused by work appears when the balance between one’s own possibilities and the environment demands is disturbed, which leads to a poor mental state. The fact is that the majority of dentists find they are under constant stress, which is caused by the nature of dental work. Literature describes dentistry as an extremely stressful profession. The main stressors include the tendency toward technical perfection, the causation of pain in patients, the lack of patient cooperation during dental treatment, the failure to maintain the given appointments. Adequate education and preparation, even during dental studies, non-neglect of symptoms and difficulties at the work place, adequate and timely response to the identification of the cause and its elimination or balancing, have a key role in solving this great problem in modern dentistry.

Keywords: stress; dental work; dentistry; prevention; education

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