How Dentists See Themselves, Their Profession, The Public

Gerbert, Barbara; Bernzweig, Jane; Bleecker, Thomas; Bader, James D.; Miyasaki, Cara

doi:10.14219/jada.archive.1992.0324

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“…Some items were derived from results of a qualitative study of 42 randomly selected Aarhus dentists regarding beliefs about anxious patients (14). Other items about dentist perceptions of stress in practice, patient problem behaviors, public image and anxiety management were taken from other surveys of dentists (1,3,4,7,11) for comparisons.…”

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“…Some dentists appeared to require more knowledge about dental anxiety Submitted 1 March 2000; Accepted 15 June and managing their own stress. 2000 Most investigations of psychosocial environments in dental practice have described perceived stress or stressors among dentists (1)(2)(3)(4)(5) and variables that may be effected by or associated with stress, such as career satisfaction (1,4,6) or role image (7). Two studies also related stress to dentist health problems (5,6) and three studied stress in relation to marital or other social or psychological outcomes (4)(5)(6).…”

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Dentists’ perceived stress and its relation to perceptions about anxious patients

Moore

Brødsgaard

2001

Comm Dent Oral Epid

148

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Dentists' perceptions about the stressfulness of dental practice, their perceptions about dental anxiety and its management were surveyed in a descriptive study. A mailed questionnaire was completed by 216 randomly selected Danish private dentists. Of these, nearly 60% perceived dentistry as more stressful than other professions. Dentist perceptions of the most intense stressors were (ranked): 1) running behind schedule, 2) causing pain, 3) heavy work load, 4) late patients and 5) anxious patients. Bivariate odds ratio (OR) analyses were undertaken to check for associations of perceived stress and other dentist variables with perceptual outcomes about anxious patients. Signs of dental anxiety were reported to be less often spotted by older (> or = 52 yr) dentists (OR=3.1) who perceived their job stress to be greater than that of other professionals (OR=3.2). Perceived causes of dental anxiety (1st, 2nd or 3rd choices tallied and then ranked) were 1) fear of pain, 2) trauma in dental treatment, 3) general psychological problems, 4) shame about dental status and 5) economic excuses. Dentists who reported that dental anxiety was primarily the result of general psychological problems in patients, usually had solo (OR=2.4) practices older than 18 years (OR=2.6) and reported high perceived stress (OR=2.2). Adjusted odds ratios for these two dentist perception outcomes about anxious patients generally improved strength of associations and confidence intervals. There were no meaningful differences by practice location or perceived public image. Also, there was no significant association between the use of pharmacological strategies for anxiety and the perceived stress of dentists. Nearly all dentists talked with anxious patients as their main treatment strategy. It was concluded that psychosocial aspects of dental practice have meaningful and often adverse associations with dentist perceptions about anxious patients. Some dentists appeared to require more knowledge about dental anxiety and managing their own stress.

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Dentists’ perceived stress and its relation to perceptions about anxious patients

Moore

Brødsgaard

2001

Comm Dent Oral Epid

148

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“…[16][17][18][19][20] These are expected results and it links in with the literature where students chose dentistry as a profession due to its positive image. [21][22][23] Complying with the GDC standards and regulations together with continuous professional development 24,25 are the main focus of dental practitioners and therefore it is not surprising that when it comes to the term 'dental law', words like 'regulations' and 'standards' were on the top of the list of the selected choices. This paper highlights the relevance and the links of the regulations for this group of students in their perception about dental law.…”

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Perception of studying dental law and ethics among postgraduate dental students in the UK

Wassif

2015

Br Dent J

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Law and ethics is an integral part of medical and dental professional practice. The subject is touched upon in the undergraduate curriculum. Historically, dentists interested in postgraduate study in this subject have accessed courses on medical law and ethics. While there are areas of shared interest (for example, consent, confidentiality) there are differences in emphasis and content (for example, end of life care, organ transplants, etc) which are not relevant to dentistry. A new postgraduate certificate (PgCert) course was approved by the University of Bedfordshire designed specifically for dental practitioners, making it the only university accredited course in the UK that is specific to dental staff. Students' perception of the subject of dental law and ethics at a postgraduate level was not known. The first PgCert student cohort was assessed at the start and the end of the course using two questionnaires. Sixteen students, all qualified dental practitioners working in the UK, took part. The perception toward the subject of dental law and ethics was in-line with the current guideline and regulations governing the dental profession. Perception of dental law was clearer at the end of the course compared to the beginning while dental ethics remained a challenging subject.

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“…The answer is typically in the 50 percent to 90 percent range of practitioners saying they would do it all again. [30][31][32][33][34][35][36] The more recent studies tend to report lower proportions of satisfied practitioners.…”

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“…Among these studies, only one uses a national sample. 30 Differences in locale, question wording, context of the question, and year are among the factors to make it difficult to assign explanations to the variation in findings. More problematic yet is determining the meaning of the responses.…”

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The Role of Dentists in Dentistry

Chambers

2001

Journal of Dental Education

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The extent to which dentists influence the outcomes of dental care, compared to the effects of dental technology or patient variation, has not been well studied. A review of the literature on the personality and value structures of dentists and dental students reveals general trends involving preferences of concrete, utilitarian, unambiguous, and conventional situations that are classified and judged in terms of their potential for dentists' power and control and for relationships of helping others but avoiding mutual dependency. These findings are summarized in a hypothesis that dentists seek situations where they can exercise control and establish paternalistic relationships with others. The evidence about career satisfaction of dentists is difficult to interpret. Between 20 percent and 50 percent of dentists report that they would not choose to enter the profession again if given a chance. Yet the number leaving the profession voluntarily is less than the number of career changers in the general population by a factor of about 1 to 15. Career satisfaction of practitioners can be partially predicted from an understanding of dentists' personality and values. Factors such as uncooperative patients, incompetent staff, and government and insurance intrusions are major dissatisfiers; they threaten dentists' core need for control. Factors such as quality of work, which is under the control of dentists, are major satisfiers. The personalities and values of dentists and the expression of these in professional norms may function to limit our understanding of dentistry. Based on this analysis, eight predictions are offered about the profession. . No reprints will be available

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How Dentists See Themselves, Their Profession, The Public

Cited by 17 publications

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Dentists’ perceived stress and its relation to perceptions about anxious patients

Dentists’ perceived stress and its relation to perceptions about anxious patients

Perception of studying dental law and ethics among postgraduate dental students in the UK

The Role of Dentists in Dentistry

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