Resource Tag: DENTISTS

Aims and objectives The aim of this Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle was to establish if undergraduate students believe they have a role to play in suicide risk assessment, and to discuss the implementation of suicide risk prevention into the undergraduate dental curriculum. Data gathered informed development of a subsequent suicide risk assessment educational workshop. Methodology An online questionnaire was […]

Some evidence puts health professionals at increased risk of suicide, especially females, whereas other research suggests a lower risk in high-skilled occupations. This study investigated the suicide risk of four health professions (physicians, dentists, veterinarians, pharmacists) and three other high-skilled occupations (notaries, lawyers, tax advisors/public accountants) in Austria compared to the general population, and analyzed […]

The purpose of this article is to describe a University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry module designed to address stress management and suicide prevention, using studentsÕ personal reflections to illustrate the impact of the pedagogies used. Contact us for a copy of this article, or view online at http://www.jdentaled.org/content/78/9/1286.full

Health professionals have a high probability of working with populations experiencing death & other types of loss. Surveys of medical, nursing, pharmacy, dental & social work schools in the United States to determine their offerings in thanatology revealed that the majority (with the exception of dentistry) offer some education in death & dying. Because most […]

It is the author’s opinion that by educating dentists on the warning signs of suicide & the protocol for managing suspected cases, the tragic deaths of many adolescents may be prevented. Educational material should be presented in the undergraduate dental curriculum & periodically reinforced in the dental literature & continuing ed courses. Dentists & their […]

Since dentists are more likely than any other health care professional to see all adolescents, it is suggested that they are in a better position to listen & identify clues to forthcoming tragedy. Factors relative to adolescent suicide are discussed including clues, warning signs & myths. (LH)

The author discusses the impracticality of identifying suicide or homicide victims by the use of dental charts and suggests inscribing partial social security numbers on patients’ teeth or dental appliances. (NBB)