Dental professionals are up to three times more likely to experience burnout than other professionals and suffer from very high levels of stress. Their personal as well as professional lives can suffer as a result. A 2016 study on burnout in the profession found that 46.80 per cent of respondents felt worn out at the end of the working day, and 47.83 per cent had less energy and less time for family and friends. A more recent survey showed that more than half of dentists (53 per cent) and 37 per cent of dental nurses feel that they do not have a good work- life balance.
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