“How obsessive are dentists?”––A personality styles & disorder inventory based prospective, controlled study

Profiling health professionals’ personality traits, behaviour styles and emotional intelligence: a systematic review

“… Charming [ 203 ] Personality Styles and Disorder Inventory (PSDI) 580 49.79 9.48 Scores similar to population norms. Conscientiousness [ 201 , 203 ] NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO FFI) 5 point scale 1298 45.90 6.00 Dentists score 45.90 out of 60, where higher score = higher association to personality trait. Personality Styles and Disorder Inventory (PSDI) 580 58.84 7.76 Scores similar to population norms.…”

“…Personality was the most measured factor with 171 studies ( n = 65,581). Ninety-eight of these studies were in nursing [ 1 , 9 , 49 – 142 ], 52 in medicine [ 1 , 30 , 58 , 90 , 94 , 100 , 143 – 185 ], 14 in allied health [ 10 , 28 , 89 , 178 , 186 – 196 ], seven in dentistry [ 197 – 203 ], three were unidentified health professional groups [ 94 , 204 , 205 ], three in paramedics [ 206 – 208 ], one in nursing assistants [ 209 ], and one in pathologists [ 210 ]. Data from 143 of these studies were meta-aggregated (Table 2 ) and 20 were narratively synthesised by profession and personality trait (presented below).…”

“… Dentistry Agreeableness [ 201 ] NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO FFI) 5 point scale 1298 42.10 5.90 Dentists score 42.10 out of 60, where higher score = higher association to personality trait. Ambition [ 203 ] Personality Styles and Disorder Inventory (PSDI) 580 45.47 8.27 Scores differ to population norms. Assertiveness [ 203 ] Personality Styles and Disorder Inventory (PSDI) 580 49.79 9.48 Scores similar to population norms.…”

“… Intrinsic likelihood [ 197 ] The Aspiration Index 594 4.90 0.96 Dentist scored 4.90 out of 7, where higher score = higher association. Intuition [ 203 ] Personality Styles and Disorder Inventory (PSDI) 580 53.09 10.54 Scores differ to population norms. Loyal [ 203 ] Personality Styles and Disorder Inventory (PSDI) 580 47.51 8.77 Scores differ to population norms.…”

“… Intuition [ 203 ] Personality Styles and Disorder Inventory (PSDI) 580 53.09 10.54 Scores differ to population norms. Loyal [ 203 ] Personality Styles and Disorder Inventory (PSDI) 580 47.51 8.77 Scores differ to population norms. Neuroticism [ 201 , 202 ] Eysenck Personality Questionnaire 77 7.82 Information not available for interpretation NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO FFI) 5 point scale 1298 33.80 9.20 Dentists score 33.80 out of 60, where higher score = higher association to personality trait.…”