title: Habits of highly effective dentists.
abstract: While stress is pervasive in the world today, and particularly in the dental office, coping strategies can counteract it. This paper discusses the personality features of the hardy dentist; the fact that stress and its effects depend largely on individual perception of stressors; and five habits to develop for stress reduction: seeking information, taking direct action, inhibiting action, engaging intrapsychic efforts and calling on others.
authors.affiliation: Dental Fear and Anxiety Center, UCLA School of Dentistry.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mazey
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases; D010551:Personality; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*