(TC13) Exploring the Relationship between Compassion and Burnout Among Endodontist?

Burnout is a significant concern among healthcare professionals, including dentists. More than half of healthcare professionals in the United States experience burnout, which impacts the quality of care that they are able to provide to their patients (Shanafelt, West, Zhao, Novotny, Kolars, Habermann 2005). Compassion is central to patient care and is considered to be an essential component of the role of a healthcare professional (Sinclair, Norris, McConnell 2016). Fortunately, training providers in compassionate care benefits both the provider and the patient; it functions as a coping strategy for providers, thus allowing them to improve their patient care (Klimecki, Leiberg, Ricard, Singer 2014). Assessing compassion and burnout levels using a validated scale can help guide the development of more compassionate care amongst healthcare providers. Although there is research in this area in general dentistry, there is nothing that specifically explores the potential relationship between these two factors amongst endodontists. The purpose of this table clinic is to describe the potential correlation between compassion and burnout amongst endodontists. We aspire to illuminate factors that will help prolong longevity & improve the quality of life of endodontists.