The ‘R’ word – do dental core trainees possess it?

Resilience is the process of "bouncing back" from stresses in life. High resilience is associated with less anxiety and psychological distress, and is therefore an important trait for health professionals. We know of no work to date on the resilience of dental core trainees (DCT) as they make the unique transition from dental practice to a hospital-based setting. To elicit data on the self-perceived resilience of this group, and to find out if resilience correlated with the perceived stress of scenarios in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS), we distributed surveys (the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) and five clinical scenarios) to DCTs in the Yorkshire and Humber region, and asked them what would improve their resilience.
Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research