Liby 1210 final presentation

1. Why Dentist have the
highest suicide rate out
of all other health
professions.
by Matthew Chavez
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

2. This chart is
about the
ratio and odds
of a dentist
committing
suicide
compared to
other high
risk
professions.
Table 1. Retrieved March 8, 2009, from
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3. Job Environment
Stress: Dentist deal with
patients that are in pain and
have attitudes as a result. They
have to try and please patients
while keeping up with the
planned schedule.
“December 3 2007 day 53 - When stress does a number...” by
Deathbybokeh on flicker used under Creative Commons License
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4. Job Environment
Time: Most dentists have to
work extra hours because on
top of treating patients they
have to complete paper work on
each procedure. While this time
consuming task takes place
patients can build up.
“Hipster PDA” by bigblue on flicker used under Creative Commons
license
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5. Job Environment
Patient relationship: Most
patients are in pain when
around the dental office and as
a result they create a negative
opinion towards the
establishment as a whole.
“Day 333 / 365 - Subconscious Anxiety” by: ooojasonooo’s on
flickr used under Creative Commons License
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6. Also...
Compared to doctors that work in hospitals
dentists are not as well recognized.
Some dentists feel unappreciated because of
that.
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7. Overall...
The given reasons are mainly key
contributers to the decision of suicide, but
the main factors are unique to the individual.
More then not, the main factor has to take
place in order for a decision like this to
happen.
Unfortunately, these factors are unknown
but can be assumed that it is infidelity,
family loss, or something of that nature.
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8. Works Consulted
Petersen, M., Burnett, C. (2008, January). The suicide
mortality of working physicians and dentists.
Occupational Medicine, 58(1), 25-25. Retrieved February
24, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
Stack, S. (2001, June). Occupation and suicide. Social
Science Quarterly (Blackwell Publishing Limited), 82(2),
384. Retrieved February 24, 2009, from Academic
Search Premier database.
------,-. (1996, January). Suicide risk among dentists: A
multivariate analysis. Deviant Behavior, 17(1), 107-117.
Retrieved February 24, 2009, from PsycINFO database.
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