Occupational stress among dental professionals

Pejčić, Nataša; Petrović, Vanja; Ilic-Dimitrijević, Ivana; Jakovljević, Aleksandar; Nikodijević-Latinović, Angelina; Petrović, Radmila; Perunović, Neda

doi:10.2478/bjdm-2021-0011

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“…A higher rate of work-related disorders was observed in health care workers, than in other professions. These work-related disorders are mainly: musculoskeletal disorders, stress, depression and anxiety 7 .…”

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Ergonomics problems in dental profession-dentists working position

Pejčić¹,

Petrović²,

Dimitrijević-Jovanović³

et al. 2022

Balkan J Dent Med

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Background/Aim: Dental professionals are under higher risk of development musculoskeletal disorders. Working in unnatural position is one of the main risk factor for the development of MSDs. The aim of study was to record inclinations of the back in dentists during typically dental work. Material and Methods: In order to monitor the inclination of the body, high-performance sensor systems, triaxial digital 12-bit accelerometers LIS3LV02 (SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, USA) were installed. The inclination of the body was measured in ten dentists, while performing dental work. Results: During dental work in a sitting position, sloping back more than 20 ̊ was during 74% of the time, while during standing 62% of the time. The participants performed the dental examination sloping to the left side. During sitting, the inclination to the left side was greater than 20 ̊ during 65% of the time, while during work in the standing position it was 50%. Conclusions: An inclination of the back, more than 20 degrees is state as one of the main risk factor for the development of MSD. Inclination of the dentist's body in antero-posterior and medio-lateral direction during daily work in standing as well in sitting position was greater than 20 degrees. According to those facts dentists are under risk of developing musculoskeletal diseases during their daily working procedure. According to that ergonomics in dentistry is an area of research that needs more attention. The implementation of ergonomic principles in usual dental work leads to increased work performance, greater satisfaction, efficiency and productivity

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Ergonomics problems in dental profession-dentists working position

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Petrović²,

Dimitrijević-Jovanović³

et al. 2022

Balkan J Dent Med

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the stress level of dentists

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Relevance. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected the stress levels of healthcare workers. Like some other medical specialties, dentists have the highest risk of infection due to close contact with the patient's oral cavity and aerosol-generating procedures.Purpose. The study aimed to study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the stress level of dentists in Novosibirsk.Material and methods. The study involved 273 dentists of various specialties aged from 20 to 65 years. The study assessed the overall level of perceived stress, overstrain and counteraction to stress using the "Perceived stress scale" (PSS-10). The Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI) evaluated the level of distress associated with the pandemic.Results. The overall level of perceived stress is sufficiently high in all groups; the indicators increase with age from 6.9% in the younger age group to 95.7% in the older one. Older dentists are aware of the higher risks of a severe course and consequences of the disease and fear for the lives of loved ones. In the middle and younger age groups, the level of distress associated with professional activities is within the normal range. The older age group showed a high peritraumatic distress level associated with practising medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gender differences in the perceived stress and distress levels were not found.Conclusion. The COVID-19 pandemic caused an increase in the psychological stress level among dentists, especially among older age groups. The study allowed us to identify factors affecting stress levels, which must be considered when organizing effective psychological assistance to doctors during epidemics of infectious diseases and providing targeted help to those in need.

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Evaluating the Impact of Depression, Anxiety, Occupational Stress and its Related Factors on Sleep Quality among Dental Practitioners in Madurai City – An Analytical Cross Sectional Study

Sahaya Sowmiya,

Chavan,

Pandian

et al. 2024

International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Techno

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Background: The field of dentistry is renowned not only for its intricate nature and professionalism but also high stress that permeating into realm of sleep health with serious mental health.  Aim: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of occupational stress and to explore the dynamics linking occupational stress and sleep disturbances among dental practitioners.  Materials and Methods: An online survey among 181 dentists was conducted in Madurai city using mini dass-12 item scale,modified 19 occupational stressors under 5 categories (cronbach’s α - 0.93,CVI -0.96),coping strategies and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents was also collected. Chi square test and binary logistic regression was used to evaluate the effect.  Results: The prevalence of overall poor sleep quality was 65.7% which was high among anxious(49.6%,) and stressed(35.9%) population. The global PSQI score were found to be associated with anxiety and stress. Patient related stressors like coping with uncooperative patient,time related stressor like long working hours,workload pressure,taking only few breaks,income related factors like insufficient money after all expenses,job stressors like health impact, staff problems and coping strategies like self situation control, doing exercise,yoga and planning social gathering were also found to have statistically significant impact on sleep quality  Conclusion: This study throws light on the fact that various mental health states ,certain stress factors and some coping strategies undergone among dental professionals was linked to their quality of sleep.

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Occupational stress among dental professionals

Cited by 5 publications

References 47 publications

Ergonomics problems in dental profession-dentists working position

Ergonomics problems in dental profession-dentists working position

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the stress level of dentists

Evaluating the Impact of Depression, Anxiety, Occupational Stress and its Related Factors on Sleep Quality among Dental Practitioners in Madurai City – An Analytical Cross Sectional Study

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