Mental Health and Wellbeing Interventions in The Dental Sector: A Systematic Review

Plessas, Anastasios; Paisi, Martha; Bryce, Marie; Burns, Lorna; O�Brien, Timothy; Hanoch, Yaniv; Witton, Robert

Mental Health and Wellbeing Interventions in The Dental Sector: A Systematic Review

Plessas, Anastasios; Paisi, Martha; Bryce, Marie; Burns, Lorna; O�Brien, Timothy; Hanoch, Yaniv; Witton, Robert

Abstract

[This is an excerpt.] UK dentists experience high levels of stress, anxiety and burnout. Poor mental health can lead practitioners to exit the profession, contributing to workforce and service loss. Therefore, there is a need to focus on interventions to protect the mental health and wellbeing of dental teams. Three levels of intervention can be deployed in the workplace to support mental health and wellbeing: primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention. [To read more, click View Resource.]

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Evidence-Based Dentistry
2022
Profession(s)
Dentists & Dental Hygienists
Topic(s)
Burnout
Mental Health
Resource Types
Peer-Reviewed Research
Study Type(s)
Systematic Review / Meta-Analysis
Action Strategy Area(s)
Physical & Mental Health
Commitment & Governance
Setting(s)
Academic
Academic Role(s)
Students