Below you will find the steps to help you assess your mental health.
Organizational level
Determine
Determine: Is my workplace an environment which supports well-being?
01 Step one
There are six key domains of work design often associated with mental health and well-being. By taking each one in turn, you can identify areas where your workplace supports well-being and where it does not.
Note: We have included some examples in each domain to help assess the risks in a dental workplace, but these are not exhaustive, nor applicable or relevant to every situation.
Tip: Use this assessment tool to help identify the key areas of work design pertaining to your workplace in your country specific context.
Step one is to identify which of these areas is applicable to your dental workplace and to risk assess your situation.
01 Demands
Workload
Appointment schedules
Waiting lists
Work patterns
Work/life balance
Appointment book structure
Teamwork
Chaotic work patterns
Working environment
PPE
Ventilation and temperature controlork patterns
Windows
Support for healthy living
02 Control
How much control does the individual have?
How much control does the team have?
Workload
Work patterns
Working environment
03 Support
Clinical support
Encouragement
Training availability
Peer support, particularly if it is a small isolated dental clinic
04 Relationship
Team relationships
Positive working environment
Open communication
Learning vs blame culture
05 Role
Defining roles
Maintaining roles
06 Change
Communicating change
Managing change
Examples to risk assess stress in the workplace
