Sources of occupational stress in NSW and ACT dentists

Johns, RE; Jepsen, D

Sources of occupational stress in NSW and ACT dentists

Johns, RE

Jepsen, D

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Citation:: Australian Dental Journal, 2015, 60 (2), pp. 182 - 189
Issue Date:: 2015-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Johns, RE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3357-4719	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jepsen, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7106-8972	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:14:46Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Dental Journal, 2015, 60 (2), pp. 182 - 189	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0045-0421	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/37572
dc.description.abstract	© 2015 Australian Dental Association. Abstract Background This study aimed to identify and understand the chronic sources of work stress in the NSW and ACT dentistry context. Further, the study examines whether Australian dentists are exposed to similar sources of work stress as dentists internationally. Methods A purposive sample of registered members of the NSW Branch of the Australian Dental Association (ADA) were interviewed. Participants were selected because they represented the key characteristics of the broader ADA population. Interviews were recorded and fully transcribed. Themes were identified, developed, refined and clarified using established and rigorous methods of interview investigation and analysis. Results A total of 18 dentists participated in the study. Inductive content analysis was used to develop six main categories of chronic sources of stress. These groupings were time and scheduling pressures, professional concerns, patient/public perceptions of dentists, staffing problems, pressures associated with treating patients and business process stressors. Conclusions Like their international counterparts, Australian dentists are subject to a variety of job-specific stressors. However, the most notable difference between Australian and international dentists relates to the business side of dentistry. It would appear that the Australian statutory, regulatory and industrial relations environment place unique and profound pressures on Australian dentists.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Dental Journal	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/adj.12323	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Dentistry	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Occupational Diseases	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Stress, Psychological	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Psychometrics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Dentists	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	New South Wales	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Interviews as Topic	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires	en_US
dc.title	Sources of occupational stress in NSW and ACT dentists	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	60	en_US
utslib.for	1105 Dentistry	en_US
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	60	en_US

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© 2015 Australian Dental Association. Abstract Background This study aimed to identify and understand the chronic sources of work stress in the NSW and ACT dentistry context. Further, the study examines whether Australian dentists are exposed to similar sources of work stress as dentists internationally. Methods A purposive sample of registered members of the NSW Branch of the Australian Dental Association (ADA) were interviewed. Participants were selected because they represented the key characteristics of the broader ADA population. Interviews were recorded and fully transcribed. Themes were identified, developed, refined and clarified using established and rigorous methods of interview investigation and analysis. Results A total of 18 dentists participated in the study. Inductive content analysis was used to develop six main categories of chronic sources of stress. These groupings were time and scheduling pressures, professional concerns, patient/public perceptions of dentists, staffing problems, pressures associated with treating patients and business process stressors. Conclusions Like their international counterparts, Australian dentists are subject to a variety of job-specific stressors. However, the most notable difference between Australian and international dentists relates to the business side of dentistry. It would appear that the Australian statutory, regulatory and industrial relations environment place unique and profound pressures on Australian dentists.

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