Distribution of stress and burnout among dental postgraduate students- An experimental survey.

Dr. Ganesh B.Bajaj; Dr.Mangesh S.Ulemale; Dr.Jaykumar R.Gade; Dr. Grishmi Niswade; Dr. Yogesh Y. Mahale; Dr. Sneha M. Raul

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

Distribution of stress and burnout among dental postgraduate students- An experimental survey.

Dr. Ganesh B. Bajaj, Dr. Mangesh S. Ulemale, Dr. Jaykumar R. Gade, Dr. Grishmi Niswade, Dr. Yogesh Y. Mahale, Dr. Sneha M. Raul

Abstract :

Introduction– Dentistry is such a profession that demands physical and mental effort and dealing with people, which can result in a condition named as ‘Burnout’. Workload, stress, depression and burnout are increasing day by day in the dental profession, mostly in clinical and non–clinical post graduate students of all anches of dentistry. This study aimed to evaluate the amount of stress and burnout among clinical and non–clinical post graduate students of dentistry. Materials and methods–Total number of eighty two post graduate students from three different dental colleges of Nagpur city participated in this survey study. Stress was evaluated by nine– items questionnaire, derived from graduate dental environment stress questionnaire. Burnout was measured using twenty two–questions Maslach–burnout inventory– Human Services Survey. Results–The stress was found equal in both clinical and non–clinical residents. Aspects such as “choice of specialization for post–graduation” and “selection of dentistry as a career” showed more stress in non–clinical residents. “lack of time for leisure activities” was the common element for residents of both domain. Burnout was also high among non–clinical residents. Emotional exhaustion and reduced personal accomplishment was high in non–clinical residents. Depersonalization was equal in both faculty residents. Conclusions– Non–clinical residents suffer more stress as compared to clinical residents. Also, non–clinical residents found difficulty in communication with patients. Clinical residents fears were mostly for professional future and financial requirements