Occupational Stress among Dentists

Alka Gangwar, U. V. Kiran

Abstract: Introduction: Occupational stress is stress involving work. Occupational related stress "is the response people may have when presented with work demands and pressures that are not matched to their knowledge and abilities and which challenge their ability to cope. Stress is a normal physiological response to events that make us feel threatened, or upset our balance in some way. In medicine, it is known that stress, as an emotional state, can be a triggered for many psychosomatic disorders. Objective: To determine the occupational stress among dentist. Participants-120 dentists were selected for the study who are in the age group of

Keywords: Hazards, stress, dentist.