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Dentistry on the couch
Author(s) -
Joffe Hugh
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1996.tb04857.x
Subject(s) - dental practice , face (sociological concept) , dentistry , medicine , clinical practice , orthodontics , psychology , nursing , sociology , social science
This article outlines some of the occupational stresses in dental practice. In a profession which combines skilful precision with aesthetics many dentists are vulnerable to stress ‐ yet most practitioners minimize or deny the suggestion that they face ‘bum‐out’. Regular seminars on pressures pertaining to dental practice would provide support to practitioners (at risk).