The practice of dentistry: An assessment of reasons for premature retirement

TY - JOUR

T1 - The practice of dentistry

T2 - An assessment of reasons for premature retirement

AU - Burke, F. J. T.

AU - Main, J. R.

AU - Freeman, R.

PY - 1997/4/12

Y1 - 1997/4/12

N2 - Aim: To assess reasons for premature retirement among practising dentists and to evaluate their association with occupational stress. Design: Retrospective analysis. Setting: Records from one organisation operating in the private medical sickness industry in the UK. Materials: Reasons for premature retirement of 393 dentists due to illness between 1981 and 1992. Results: The most frequent causes of premature retirement were musculoskeletal disorders (29.5%), cardiovascular disease (21.1%), and neurotic symptoms (16.5%). 82.7% of cases examined were in the > 50 years age group. Conclusions: Musculoskeletal disorders and stress related illnesses were the two most important groups which influenced premature retirement.

AB - Aim: To assess reasons for premature retirement among practising dentists and to evaluate their association with occupational stress. Design: Retrospective analysis. Setting: Records from one organisation operating in the private medical sickness industry in the UK. Materials: Reasons for premature retirement of 393 dentists due to illness between 1981 and 1992. Results: The most frequent causes of premature retirement were musculoskeletal disorders (29.5%), cardiovascular disease (21.1%), and neurotic symptoms (16.5%). 82.7% of cases examined were in the > 50 years age group. Conclusions: Musculoskeletal disorders and stress related illnesses were the two most important groups which influenced premature retirement.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0031565428

U2 - 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809361

DO - 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809361

M3 - Article

C2 - 9134812

AN - SCOPUS:0031565428

SN - 0007-0610

VL - 182

SP - 250

EP - 254

JO - British Dental Journal

JF - British Dental Journal

IS - 7

ER -