Burnout and its causes in Finnisii dentists
Heikki Murtomaa\ Elina HaavioMannila^ and Irja Kandolin^ 'Department of Dentai Public Health, ^Department ot Sociology, University of Helsinl. 28"/(), and 0%), respectively. No significant differences were observed between the sexes. Only 9% of dentists experienced no problems in their physical working environments (Table 1). Female community health center dentists generally reported problems significantly more often than private practitioners of the same sex ( P < 0.001). Reduction in job satisfaction bccatisc of difficult and unconilortable working posture was reported to be severe or tnoderate by 22%) and 55%) of responders. respectively. There was no significant difference between the sexes.
Nature of the work
Work content was assessed in terms of the kinds of therapeutic tneasures performed by the dentists (Table 2). These varied sicnificantly between men and Table 2. Incidence (%) of dilTcrcnl Ihcrapcutic measures according to sex. .Asterisks denote slalistically significant diftcrcnccs between tlic sexes (* P
Heikki Murtomaa\ Elina HaavioMannila^ and Irja Kandolin^ 'Department of Dentai Public Health, ^Department ot Sociology, University of Helsinl. 28"/(), and 0%), respectively. No significant differences were observed between the sexes. Only 9% of dentists experienced no problems in their physical working environments (Table 1). Female community health center dentists generally reported problems significantly more often than private practitioners of the same sex ( P < 0.001). Reduction in job satisfaction bccatisc of difficult and unconilortable working posture was reported to be severe or tnoderate by 22%) and 55%) of responders. respectively. There was no significant difference between the sexes.
Nature of the work
Work content was assessed in terms of the kinds of therapeutic tneasures performed by the dentists (Table 2). These varied sicnificantly between men and Table 2. Incidence (%) of dilTcrcnl Ihcrapcutic measures according to sex. .Asterisks denote slalistically significant diftcrcnccs between tlic sexes (* P
