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practice management issues, reimbursement concerns, uncooperative patients, and physical
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These pressures are often accompanied by personal characteristics, such as perfectionism
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owing to prolonged exposure to internal and external stressors, can take a heavy
physical and emotional toll on DHCWs.
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Biography
Dr. Geisinger is a professor and the director of Advanced Education in Periodontology, Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Biography
Dr. Dershewitz is a clinical assistant professor, Department of Professional Psychology and the associate director, Center Clinic, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
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