Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: A cross-sectional study of DH faculty members from 327 United States entry level DH programs was invited to participate in this study. A 36 item survey was disseminated in Qualtricsxm March 2021. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory was used to measure personal, work-related, and burnout related to working with students. The Michigan Nurse Educators Sense of Efficacy for Online Teaching instrument was used to measure efficacy in online/hybrid learning. RESULTS: The survey had an institutional response rate of 46%. Personal burnout scores had a significantly higher mean as compared to work-related and burnout working with students' scores. A majority (66%) of respondents reported often feeling tired. Only personal burnout scores had a significant negative correlation with teaching efficacy scores. Administrators/program directors and full-time faculty had significantly higher mean personal and work-related burnout scores as compared to part-time/adjunct clinical faculty. There were no significant differences in teaching efficacy scores by faculty position and institutional setting. CONCLUSION:
COVID-19 had significant impact on full-time DH educators' personal and professional burnout levels. Full-time administrators/program directors/DH educators reported higher levels of personal burnout. It seems that personal burnout has a negative relationship with teaching efficacy. Faculty position rather than institution impacted personal burnout. Despite personal and professional burnout, DH faculty reported low-levels of burnout related to working with students.
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Authors | Michelle C Arnett, Vidya Ramaswamy, Michael D Evans, Danielle Rulli |
Journal | Journal of dental education
(J Dent Educ)
Vol. 86
Issue 7
Pg. 781-791
(Jul 2022)
ISSN: 1930-7837 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 35032051
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2022 American Dental Education Association. |
Topics |
- Burnout, Professional
- COVID-19
(epidemiology)
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Humans
- Oral Hygiene
- Pandemics
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- United States
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