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- Title
Stress and the dental hygiene profession: Risk factors, symptoms, and coping strategies.
- Authors
Lopresti, Sabrina
- Abstract
Objective: This article reviews risk factors, stress issues and symptoms, coping strategies, and resources for Canadian registered dental hygienists, and answers the question, "How can clinical dental hygienists recognize and manage stress symptoms in order to prevent professional burnout?" Method: A search of peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed literature published between 1990 and 2013 was conducted. Thirty-one publications were cited, including quantitative and qualitative studies pertaining to dental hygienists, health care workers or organizational employees. Statistics from government sources were added for information purposes. Results and Discussion: Occupational stress is one of today's leading public health issues. Many government agencies have addressed the detrimental effects of occupational stress on individuals and health care systems. Dental hygienists are at particular risk of suffering from compounded work and life stress, and burnout. There seems to be a lack of stress management education in dental hygiene curricula. To prevent burnout among dental hygienists, there is a need for increased awareness. Further research on occupational stress specific to dental hygienists is also warranted. Conclusion: Dental hygienists can combat stress and prevent burnout through increased awareness of risk factors, symptoms, and effective coping skills.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; AUTONOMY (Psychology); DENTAL hygiene; JOB stress; MEDLINE; ONLINE information services; PROFESSIONS; SELF-evaluation; SYSTEMATIC reviews
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene, 2014, Vol 48, Issue 2, p63
- ISSN
1712-171X
- Publication type
Article