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Exploring the term "resilience" as understood and experienced by dental educators.
Charlotte Fulton1, Andrew Carr2, Chris Penlington2
1Department of Psychology, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
Summary
Dentists perceive resilience as a dynamic interplay of personal traits, environment, and life experiences. Understanding these factors can help develop targeted resilience-building programs for dental professionals and students.
Area of Science:
- Dental Education
- Occupational Psychology
Background:
- Dentistry is a high-stress profession, making resilience a crucial attribute.
- Resilience attitudes are often formed during undergraduate dental training.
- Dental educators' experiences significantly influence student development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how dentists in academic settings understand and experience resilience.
- To identify key factors contributing to resilience in dental educators.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 UK-based academic dentists.
- Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed thematically.
Main Results:
- Resilience is viewed as a dynamic process influenced by multiple interacting factors.
- Six key factors identified: background/personal characteristics, environment, life challenges, mood, attitudes/expectations, and actions/strategies.
- These factors were described as having reciprocal effects on each other.
Conclusions:
- Academic dentists conceptualize resilience through personal and environmental factors and their interactions.
- Findings can inform the development of resilience-enhancement programs for dental educators and students.
- Interventions may benefit from addressing both individual and systemic factors.
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