It's time to talk about the M word.
Journal
British dental journal
ISSN: 1476-5373
Titre abrégé: Br Dent J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7513219
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2022
01 2022
Historique:
received:
28
09
2021
accepted:
07
10
2021
entrez:
15
1
2022
pubmed:
16
1
2022
medline:
22
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Menopause is often seen as a taboo subject within the workplace, yet it affects around half of the population. Within dentistry, as of 2019, 92.6% of dental care professionals and 50.9% of dentists were women. The subject is one which is affecting the dental profession but appears to have not been discussed, with no literature on the effects that menopause can have on members of the dental team. Outside of dentistry, employers are starting to realise the effects that menopause can have on colleagues, friends and family.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35031734
doi: 10.1038/s41415-021-3817-y
pii: 10.1038/s41415-021-3817-y
pmc: PMC8758981
doi:
Types de publication
Letter
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
15-17Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to the British Dental Association.
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