A comprehensive stress-reduction program for dental students.
This paper describes the efforts of the Behavioral Science Department of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine to develop a comprehensive program for reducing student stress. Components of this program include the school's overall orientation, the student advising and counseling system, and student-oriented programs and courses. The concept of stress management provides a useful framework for guiding the development of such programs and is relevant to both dentistry and dental education.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D003376:Counseling; D004497:Education, Dental; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013335:Students, Dental