Investigation of burn-out syndrome and its related factors among academicians of islamic azad university-dental branch in 2008

A large number of dentists suffer from high levels of occupational stresses, that can produce burnout syndrome. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of burnout syndrome and its related factors among dental academicians of Islamic Azad University-Dental Branch in 2008. In this descriptive-analytic study 99 faculty members of dental school were surveyed with Maslach Burnout Inventory [MB I], including 22 questions, and a questionnaire including 10 demographic and occupational questions. This questionnaire was graded in three dimensions including emotional exhaustion, depersohalization and personal accomplishment. The final scores were categorized as high, moderate or low based on standard test scores. Variables were statistically analyzed using linear regression test with enter method. It was indicated that in frequency aspect of burnout, 19.1% of dental faculty members had high levels in personal accomplishment aspect,7% of them had high levels in depersonalization aspect and 4% of them had high levels in emotional exhaustion aspect .Job experience and hours of working per week did not have any significant effects on bumout.[P>0.05]. According to this research, Islamic Azad University Dental Branch in Tehran demonstrated low scores in three aspects of burnout