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Gender differences in burnout among Dutch dentists.

Hans te Brake1, Evelien Bloemendal, Johan Hoogstraten

  • 1Department of Social Dentistry and Dental Health Education, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands. H.te.Brake@acta.nl

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
|December 12, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Gender differences in dentist burnout exist, with men reporting higher depersonalization. However, this difference in burnout disappears when accounting for factors like longer working hours and age in male dentists.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Psychology
  • Dental Profession

Background:

  • Burnout manifestation differs between sexes across occupations.
  • Limited research examines work-related gender differences alongside burnout.
  • Dentistry is a high-stress profession with potential for gender disparities in burnout.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Analyze gender differences in burnout among dentists.
  • Identify concomitant factors influencing these differences.
  • Investigate the relationship between burnout and work-related variables in dentists.

Main Methods:

  • Survey of 411 male and 81 female Dutch dentists.
  • Utilized the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and other health/work questionnaires.
  • Compared burnout scores, work stress, health aspects, working hours, patient load, and age between genders.

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Main Results:

  • Male dentists reported higher depersonalization (MBI dimension) than females.
  • No gender differences observed in emotional exhaustion or personal accomplishment.
  • Male dentists worked more hours and saw more patients, with a higher mean age.
  • Depersonalization difference vanished when controlling for working hours and age.

Conclusions:

  • Gender differences in dentist burnout are present but influenced by underlying factors.
  • Working hours and age significantly impact burnout scores, particularly depersonalization.
  • Findings suggest nuanced interpretation of burnout scores based on demographic and work-related factors.