[Burnout syndrome among dentists of health centers from Acapulco, Mexico].

INTRODUCTION

burnout syndrome is professional burnout resulting from chronic work stress with a three-dimensional complex characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal fulfillment derived from work due to direct contact with patients.

OBJECTIVE

To estimate the frequency of severe burnout syndrome among dentists of Health Centers from Acapulco, Mexico.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Cross-sectional design in a convenience sample of 80 dentists with the application of a self-administered questionnaire of 44 items during march to may 2022. The instrument contained the Maslach-Burnout Inventory of 22 items with Likert-type categorical responses, which established a global score with the sum of the three dimensions. A binary logistic regression analysis was applied based on the cut-off point established with SPSS V.24.0 statistical software.

RESULTS

The 50% of the dentists presented severe burnout. A related factor was found, the type of employment contract, in the category of temporary and fee contract (p=0.04).

CONCLUSION

Actions should be taken to improve labor stability conditions for dentists, through the recognition of their work, in order to improve the types of contracting in public health institutions.