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Since dentistry has been identified as being a stressful profession, dentists, with the help of the members of the dental team, must attempt to achieve a relatively stress-free working environment. In addition to recognising potential occupational stressors it is important for dentists to be able to assess their emotional responses to the practice of dentistry and to arrange their daily working lives in such a way as to reduce occupational stress. This paper examines the means by which dentists may assess occupational stress as well as person-centred and/or situation-centred strategies of coping with and controlling occupational stress in general dental practice
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Freeman, R., Main, J. & Burke, F. Occupational stress and dentistry: theory and practice. Part II. Assessment and control. Br Dent J 178, 218–222 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4808717
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