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- Rolander, Bo, 1948-, et al.
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Relationships between psychosocialwork environmental factors, personality, physical work demands and workload in a group of Swedish dentists
- 2008
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - Stockholm. - 0347-9994. ; 32:4, s. 197-203
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of the study was to investigate, in a group of 77 Swedish dentists (36 males, 41 females) working in dental clinics, possible effects of psychosocial work environmental factors, personality traits, and social desirability tendencies on their reporting of their workload and of the physical demands placed on them.Participants were given questionnaires for assessing their workload, the physical and psychosocial demands of their job, their social support at work, and their control over their work situation, using a 10-cm visual analogue scale (V.A.S.). The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) was also given to assess neuroticism and extraversion and the Marlowe-Crown SD-scale to measure tendencies to answer questions in a socially desirable manner.As in two earlier studies of ours, very high assessments were made of workload, physical work demands and social support. Higher assessments of workload and of physical work demands were found in those assessing the psychosocial work demands placed on them to be higher. Those assessing the work load of their job as higher also considered themselves to have less control over their work situation and were less extraverted.Despite these dentists perceiving themselves as being faced with a stressful work situation involving a high workload, strong physical and psychosocial demands being placed on them and their having a low degree of control over their work situation, the high degree of social support they experienced may have made their work situation less stressful.
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- Wide Boman, Ulla, 1964, et al.
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Psychosocial and dental factors in the maintenance of severe dental fear
- 2010
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Ingår i: Swedish dental journal. - 0347-9994. ; 34:3, s. 121-127
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim was to study the relationship between psychosocial factors and dental status in adult subjects with severe dental fear (DF). A consecutive sample of 148 adults (mean age 36.1 yrs, range 21-69 yrs) referred for dental fear treatment was investigated using an intake questionnaire on dental attendance and history, psychometric questionnaires on dental fear, general anxiety and depression and a radiographic examination. The subjects had a mean DFMT (Decayed, Filled, Missed Teeth) score of 18.6 (SD = 5.6). A deterioration in dental status defined as the presence of root remnants was present in 57% of the subjects and was related to the negative consequences of dental fear, general anxiety and depression. Most subjects (84%) reported clinical levels of general anxiety and 46% reported clinical levels of depression. In conclusion, subjects with severe DF often suffer from psychosocial consequences and distress.This is even more marked if their dental status has deteriorated.The findings support a biopsychosocial vicious circle understanding of the maintenance of DF.
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- Fägerstad, Anida, et al.
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Dental fear among children and adolescents in a multicultural population – a cross-sectional study : Dental fear in a multicultural population
- 2015
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 39, s. 109-120
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to explore dental fear in a multicultural population of child and adolescent dental patients, with background, gender, age, and socioeconomic status taken into account. A specific aim was to investigate whether the level of DF differed between patients with a non- Swedish background and patients with a Swedish background. In conjunction with a routine visit to the dental clinic, 301 patients (8–19 years old) assessed their dental fear on the Children’s Fear Survey Schedule – Dental Subscale, using self-ratings. Following an interview protocol, patients’ and their parents’ country of birth, and parents’ education and occupation/employment were registered. An interpreter was present when needed. Self-rated dental fear was almost equal among patients coming from a non-Swedish background and patients with a Swedish background. Girls scored higher than boys and younger children scored slightly higher compared to older children, but the pattern of dental fear variation was inconsistent. Socioeconomic status differed between the groups with a non- Swedish vs. a Swedish background, but no impact on dental fear was revealed. When children and adolescents with a non-Swedish vs. a Swedish background were modelled separately, female gender and younger age had an impact on dental fear only in the group with a Swedish background. No differences in dental fear were found between children and adolescents from non-Swedish vs. Swedish backgrounds. Dental fear variations according to gender and age were more pronounced in the group with a Swedish background compared to the group with a non-Swedish background. No impact of socioeconomic status could be revealed.
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- Rawski, A. A., et al.
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The major factors that influence endodontic retreatment decisions
- 2003
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 27:1, s. 23-29
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The presence of a new or persistent periapical radiolucency adjacent to a rootfilled tooth is often used as a criterion of endodontic treatment "failure". However, clinicians' suggested management of such cases is subject to substantial interindividual variation. Several components that might influence endodontic retreatment decision making have been explored, but data on which factors dentists actually think they consider, are missing. The aim was to interview 20 general dental practitioners (GDPs) and 20 endodontists about factors they thought would influence the prescription of endodontic retreatment. Six simulated cases were presented as cartoons accompanied with a clinical history. In two of the cases the teeth were planned to serve as an abutment tooth in a fixed prosthodontic construction. The status of the periapical bone tissue and the quality of rootfilling seal were varied. Between 1 and 6 factors per case were reported to influence decision making. In cases not planned to serve as abutment teeth most dentists considered that the periapical condition was the most important factor, whilst they considered the fixed prosthodontic construction to be the most important factor in cases planned as abutment teeth. Generally, endodontists seem to be more inclined to retreat and act on the mere presence of a periapical lesion regardless of size than GDPs. In a real clinical setting in direct contact with patients, additional factors like economy and patients' preferences might be expected to exert a major influence. The majority of the dentists stated that they thought that their colleagues would make similar decisions as they did themselves.
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