Dental Faculty Well-being Amid COVID-19 in Fall 2020: A Multi-site Measure of Burnout, Loneliness, and Resilience

Published in the Journal of Dental Education, this study explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental school faculty’s self-reported burnout, loneliness, and resilience. Results indicate that personal and work-related burnout decreased with increasing age. Work-related burnout was significantly higher among full-time faculty, females, and those living alone. Researchers concluded that while self-reported burnout and resilience did not show a significant increase during the pandemic, the rates of burnout and loneliness were higher than the public.