The prevalence of professional burnout among dentists: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Long, Huiqing; Li, Qingshu; Zhong, Xiaogang; Lu, Yang; Liu, Yiyun; Pu, Juncai; Li, Yan; Ji, Ping; Jin, Xin

doi:10.1080/13548506.2023.2208364

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“…(19) Similarly, career fairs are tactics that help students better understand their career goals, increase their chances of landing a job, and network with industry professionals. (20,21) As a result, dental colleges should create career counseling programs, host guest speaker events, and plan career fairs to guarantee that their students are as prepared as possible for the workforce.…”

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Exploring Potential Career Challenges and Associated Factors Influencing Dental Students, House Officers and Residents in a Public Sector University, Karachi Pakistan - A Cross-Sectional Study

Shah,

Ahmed,

Raza

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Objectives: To find out dental students' opinions about their future career challenges in the dental profession, and to recognize factors associated with career challenges faced by dental students, house officers, and residents in a public sector university, Karachi. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Sindh Institute of Oral Health Sciences on dental undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students currently enrolled at Jinnah Sindh Medical University in November and December 2023. Participants were asked to complete a closed-ended questionnaire on a 5-point Likert scale specifically designed to record relevant items about their career challenges. The data was then analyzed through SPSS version 24. Results: A total of 163 people participated in the study with the majority being females (63.8%, n=104), the majority from second-year BDS (23.9%, n=39) with most scoring below 80% academically. Both parents had a university education (52.5%, n=171) and a monthly income of more than 80,000/=PKR (58%,n=94). The majority reported facing difficulty in securing a job in the government sector (74.2%), local postgraduate course (77.9%), postgraduate courses abroad difficult and expensive (68.1%) and quackery may affect their job prospects negatively(69.3%). The factors that showed positive association included “facing competition for government sector jobs” and “the difficulty of obtaining a job as a lecturer” at p-value=0.05. Conclusion: Young dentists perceive finding jobs in the public sector and getting admission to postgraduate courses as difficult in comparison to getting hired at a private clinic. All these hindrances can be avoided by arranging job fairs and career counseling sessions for students and graduates. KEYWORDS: Career Choice, Motivation, Goals, Specialization, Workforce

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“…This will also decrease the burnout rate that dentists face which is the result of the professional being challenging and demanding with constant need to upgrade and improve your skills. 21…”

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Exploring Potential Career Challenges and Associated Factors Influencing Dental Students, House Officers and Residents in a Public Sector University, Karachi Pakistan - A Cross-Sectional Study

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Raza

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“…Not surprisingly, therefore, studies, including in this Special Issue (Greene et al, 2021 ; Patel et al, 2023 ), have documented how healthcare workers, especially those on the front-line caring for patients with severe coronavirus infections, have reported a plethora of psychological problems (e.g., anxiety, depression, somatisation, obsession/compulsions, insomnia) (Greene et al, 2021 ), primary and secondary traumatic stress symptoms (Greene et al, 2021 ; Hegarty et al, 2022 ), burnout (Alkhamees et al, 2023 ; Long et al, 2023 ; Rossi et al, 2023 ), and severe impairment and danger due to addiction and suicidality (Patel et al, 2023 ; Ryan et al, 2023 ; Uvais, 2021 ). Almost half of a sample of front-line healthcare workers assessed by structured interview during the pandemic met criteria for PTSD, and nearly 40% for major depressive disorder, with pandemic-related traumatic stressors appearing directly related to depression and to exacerbate the effects of pre-pandemic trauma exposure when PTSD occurred (Wild et al, 2022 ).…”

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On the path to recovery: traumatic stress research during the COVID-19 pandemic 2021–2023

Ford,

Seedat

2023

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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This Special Issue of the European Journal of Psychotraumatology (EJPT) presents 51 articles published between 2021 and 2023 and follows the Special Issue on pandemic-related traumatic stress research published in 2021 (O'Donnell, M. L., & Greene, T. [2021]. Understanding the mental health impacts of COVID-19 through a trauma lens. European Journal of Psychotraumatology , 12 (1), 1982502). Research on traumatic stress during the pandemic has cast the spotlight on vulnerable populations and groups, notably front-line healthcare workers; people faced with major losses including the deaths of loved ones; those who personally survived debilitating and often life-threatening viral infection; and students who were isolated and experienced profound delays in their education, relationships, and emerging independence. The papers in this collection underscore the associations between COVID-19 related stressors and a plethora of adverse mental health sequelae, including posttraumatic stress reactions, and draw attention to the ubiquity of grief and moral injury and their wide-ranging and detrimental impact. Currently, there is a paucity of evidence on interventions to enhance resources, self-efficacy, and hope for affected groups and individuals through societal, organisational, and healthcare systems; however early research on the prevention of COVID-related traumatic stress disorders provides a basis for both hope and preparedness for the future.

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“…Subscale breakdown shows high levels of emotional exhaustion in 25%, depersonalization in 18%, and low personal accomplishment in 32% 4 . Prevalence varies geographically, with higher rates in Europe and lower rates in the Americas, and longitudinal studies report higher burnout than cross-sectional surveys, with a decreasing trend over time 3 .…”

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“…Both organizational and individual factors contribute to burnout, including resource-workload imbalances and resilience practices 2 . Among dentists, burnout prevalence is considerable, with emotional exhaustion being prominent at 13% 3,4 . Subscale breakdown shows high levels of emotional exhaustion in 25%, depersonalization in 18%, and low personal accomplishment in 32% 4 .…”

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Students’ perception of instructors and burnout levels in chilean dental students

Cartes-Velásquez,

Cárdenas Retamal,

Campos

2023

Braz.j. of oral sci.

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The educational environment affects dental students’ well-being and academic achievement, with unclear impact from clinical instructors on burnout levels. This study is aimed to determine the impact of students’ perception about their clinical instructors in its burnout levels in a sample of Chilean dental students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among fourth and fifth-year dental students at the University of Concepción (Chile), collecting data on various variables including demographics, effective teaching hours, instructor treatment, knowledge delivery, student appreciation, and burnout assessed using Maslach’s Burnout Inventory (MBI). Data were gathered through a self-administered survey and analyzed using STATA 10/SE software (p<0.05). Results: One-hundred and seventy students participated, high levels of emotional exhaustion (51.76%), depersonalization (56.47%), and personal accomplishment (60.59%) were found. Female students (p=0.0008), those who perceive inadequate treatment from instructors towards patients (p=0.0496), and those who rate the instructor as obstructionist (p=0.0208) reported higher levels of emotional exhaustion. 5th year students (p=0.0142), students who perceive indifferent treatment from instructors towards students (p=0.0002), and those who rate the instructor as obstructionist (p=0.0026) exhibited higher levels of depersonalization. 4th year students (p=0.0475) and those who perceive indifferent treatment from instructors towards students (p=0.0221) showed lower levels of personal accomplishment. There was a correlation between depersonalization and effective teaching hours (rho=-0.2166, p=0.0046). Conclusion: Students’ perception about their clinical instructors as indifferent towards the students, obstructionist in the teaching process, with inadequate treatment towards the patients, and less effective teaching hours is associated with higher students’ burnout levels.

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The prevalence of professional burnout among dentists: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cited by 6 publications

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Exploring Potential Career Challenges and Associated Factors Influencing Dental Students, House Officers and Residents in a Public Sector University, Karachi Pakistan - A Cross-Sectional Study

Exploring Potential Career Challenges and Associated Factors Influencing Dental Students, House Officers and Residents in a Public Sector University, Karachi Pakistan - A Cross-Sectional Study

On the path to recovery: traumatic stress research during the COVID-19 pandemic 2021–2023

Students’ perception of instructors and burnout levels in chilean dental students

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