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A fitness course for dental students
Author(s) -
Shugars DA
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1981.45.5.tb01459.x
Subject(s) - medical education , dental practice , course (navigation) , psychology , work (physics) , dental education , dental health , medicine , dentistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , aerospace engineering
A great deal has been written about the hazards of dental practice and the stressful nature of dental school. While efforts are underway to assist practitioners in stress management and general health improvement, little work has been done with dental students. Dental educators should assist students in managing dental school pressures and in preparing for the potential burdens of practice. This paper describes an elective course that is designed to create student awareness of the potential adverse effects of dental school and dental practice, and of methods to avoid and cope with such problems. A detailed course outline and results from one‐ and two‐year course evaluations are included.