McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 216-600 Peter Morand Crescent, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3, Canada.
Dental School, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 1;18(13):7038. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18137038.
Competencies required for dentistry go far beyond the academic or scientific spheres. They incorporate important mental readiness concepts at its core with an appropriate balance of operational readiness (i.e., technical, physical, mental readiness). The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate the importance of mental readiness for optimal performance in the daily challenges faced by dentists using an Operational Readiness Framework. One-on-one interviews were conducted with a select group of seasoned dentists to determine their mental readiness before, during and after successfully performing in challenging situations. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of mental readiness were applied. Study findings were compared with a Wheel of Excellence based on results from other high-performance domains such as surgery, policing, social services and Olympic athletics. The analysis revealed that specific mental practices are required to achieve peak performance, and the balance between physical, technical and mental readiness underpins these dentists' competency. Common elements of success were found-commitment, confidence, visualization, mental preparation, focus, distraction control, and evaluation and coping. This exploration confirmed many similarities in mental readiness practices engaged across high-risk professions. Universities, clinics and hospitals are looking for innovative ways to build teamwork and capacity through inter-professional collaboration. Results from these case studies warrant further investigation and may be significant enough to stimulate innovative curriculum design. Based on these preliminary dentistry findings, three training/evaluation tools from other professions in population health were adapted to demonstrate future application.
牙科所需的能力远远超出学术或科学领域。它们以适当的操作准备（即技术、身体和心理准备）为核心，纳入了重要的心理准备概念。本探索性研究旨在使用操作准备框架调查牙科医生在日常挑战中表现出色的心理准备的重要性。通过一对一的访谈，对一组经验丰富的牙医进行了调查，以确定他们在成功应对具有挑战性的情况之前、期间和之后的心理准备情况。对心理准备进行了定量和定性分析。研究结果与卓越之轮进行了比较，卓越之轮是基于手术、警务、社会服务和奥林匹克运动等其他高绩效领域的结果得出的。分析表明，需要特定的心理实践才能达到最佳表现，身体、技术和心理准备之间的平衡是这些牙医能力的基础。成功的共同要素包括承诺、信心、可视化、心理准备、专注、分散注意力的控制以及评估和应对。这种探索证实了跨高风险职业的心理准备实践有许多相似之处。大学、诊所和医院正在寻找通过跨专业合作建立团队合作和能力的创新方法。这些案例研究的结果值得进一步调查，其意义可能足以激发创新课程设计。基于这些初步的牙科研究结果，从人口健康的其他专业中改编了三种培训/评估工具，以展示未来的应用。
