Survey on General Health and Wellness of Dental Practitioners in Chennai
Author(s): Madhumitha B and Naveen Kumar*
Abstract
Background: Health can be defined as "an absence from illness or disease" of physical, mental, and social well-being. Wellness is the daily practice of healthy habits in order to achieve better physical and mental health results. Evidence suggests that dental work can harm an individual's long-term health and general well-being because the profession is physically and mentally challenging. Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge and awareness on general health and wellness of dental practitioners in Chennai. Materials and methods: A survey based questionnaire was done to provide knowledge about the general health and wellness of dental practitioners. A self-designed 12 questions were collected through google form. The datas collected and statistically analysed by SPSS software. Results: Results are collected in the form of pie charts and bar diagrams. 71% of the respondents had regular sleep patterns and 73% of students had the habit of doing physical exercises daily. Conclusion: The present study concluded that dental practitioners moderately had the knowledge about maintaining general health and wellness but there needed to create awareness about general health and wellness among dental practitioners.