Summary
This webinar, in collaboration with the Healthy Professional Worker Partnership, examines the mental health, leaves of absence, and return to work experiences of dental hygienists compared to other healthcare professionals in dentistry, medicine, nursing, and midwifery. Learn how personal, familial, work, organizational, and pandemic factors influence the mental health, distress, burnout, and intention to quit the dental hygiene profession.
Note:
If you are experiencing signs of distress or burnout, access your member and family assistance program (MFAP) offered by Homewood Health, a CDHA member benefit, or the resources available in the Healthy & Respectful Workplace section of CDHA’s website.
Signs of distress include feeling:
- nervous
- hopeless
- restless or fidgety
- depressed
- worthless
- that everything takes an effort
Signs of burnout include feeling:
- emotionally exhausted (drained, tired, unable to cope)
- detached or overly cynical
- ineffective, negative, or irritable
Presenters
Ivy Bourgeault, PhD
Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, PhD, is a professor in the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the University of Ottawa and the University Research Chair in Gender, Diversity, and the Professions. She leads the Canadian Health Workforce Network and the Healthy Professional Worker Partnership.
Henrietta Boateng, PhD
Henrietta Akuamoah-Boateng, PhD, is an epidemiologist and research analyst with the Canadian Health Workforce Network and the Healthy Professional Worker Partnership. Her expertise is in self-reported health status, health worker mental health, and data visualization for health workforce planning.
Learning Outcomes
After the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Understand the mental health, leaves of absence, and return to work experiences of dental hygienists
- Learn about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental hygienists’ mental health, distress, burnout, and intention to quit, and some of the sources of stress during the pandemic
- Understand how the experiences of dental hygienists compare with other healthcare professionals