Workability of dentists working in state children's dental polyclinics

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Introduction. A high level of workability of a doctor is an essential part of successful professional activity. The assessment of workability in combination with the study of working conditions, health status and quality of life of a specialist seems to be one of the actual areas of occupational health. 

The aim of the study was to analyze the workability of dentists providing medical care to children in state children’s dental polyclinics and children’s departments of state dental polyclinics providing medical care to adults in St. Petersburg.

Materials and methods. A survey included 120 dentists using a standardized workability questionnaire. Workability was characterized by the level of current workability and Work Ability Index. Statistical data processing was carried out using SPSS 17.0 software.

Results. The average values of current workability and Work Ability Index in the studied group of dentists are in the average (reduced) level - 6.1 ± 1.7 and 33.0 ± 5.3. The majority of doctors indicated the presence of certain health disorders, although 40% noted that their health will allow them to adequately fulfil their professional duties in the next two years. 62% of specialists were characterized by a good level of work motivation. From the total number of specialists, 68% had up to 9 days of disability per year. The group of dental surgeons did not have specialists with excellent workability, and the proportion of doctors with good workability was half the size of others. 68% of doctors need to improve workability, and 11% need to restore it.

Conclusion. The majority of dentists corresponds to average workability level.  Work Ability I indicators and the number of days of disability of dental surgeons are worse than those of orthodontists and pediatric dentists. The majority of doctors need to improve workability.

Contribution:

Karelin A.O. — research concept and design, text writing;

Ionov P.B. — collection and processing of material, text writing;

Yeremin G.B. — statistical processing, editing.

All authors are responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript and approval of the manuscript final version. 

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Acknowledgment. The study had no sponsorship.

About the authors

Aleksandr O. Karelin

I.P. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2467-7887
Russian Federation

Pavel B. Ionov

I.P. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

Email: p-ionov@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1050-0247

MD, assistant of the Department of General Hygiene with Ecology of Аcademician I.P. Pavlov First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University, Saint-Petersburg, 197022, Russian Federation.

e-mail: p-ionov@mail.ru 

Russian Federation

Gennady B. Yeremin

North-West Public Health Research Center

Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1629-5435
Russian Federation

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