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.
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.
Authors: Melissa McCarty Statham; Alison L Sukits; Mark S Redfern; Libby J Smith; John C Sok; Clark A Rosen Journal: Laryngoscope Date: 2010-02 Impact factor: 3.325
Authors: I Hauck; C Erbe; J Nowak; I Hermanns; D Ditchen; R Ellegast; G Oremek; D A Groneberg; D Ohlendorf Journal: J Orofac Orthop Date: 2018-09-05 Impact factor: 1.938