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The present dental market is characterized by the adverse effects of the economic crisis, and intense competition. Dentists could address the impact of the economic crisis, inflation and competition by adopting principles of management and marketing with proven benefit in business, recognizing and exploiting current opportunities. This paper applies management techniques and marketing tools to dental services and identifies the expected benefits. The key characteristics of the dental services in Greece are analyzed and suggestions are made for the adoption of management and marketing practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Recent studies carried out in various different countries have shown extremely high rates of stress and burnout in medicine, nursing and the other health professions compared to the general working population. Aim: The aim of this paper is to provide a review of the health consequences of work stress in Greek health professionals and to demonstrate the need for a biopsychosocial model as the theoretical basis for the better understanding and handling of work stressors associated with personal and social factors. Method: Search was made in the Medline/PubMed, PsycINFO and PsychLit from 1975-2009 using key words such as "stress", "work stress", "health professions", "biopsychosocial model". Results: The literature review confirmed the hypothesis that ill health can result from work stress, with the addition of the emotional and sociological components of stress pathology. The biopsychosocial model of health behaviour clearly states that mental health is based on biological, psychological and social determinants. This model can thus help in the early detection and prevention of stress-related illnesses at work in the health care setting. Conclusions: Based on the evidence showing that work stress plays a crucial role in the presentation, development and aggravation of a variety of diseases, the work stress phenomenon deserves more attention. There is a need for health professionals to be trained at the personal and the group level in order to improve their communication skills and to be able to confront daily emotional hassles successfully and to develop positive and constructive care-giving relationships with their patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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OBJECTIVE To compare the job satisfaction of the medical and nursing staff in two regional hospitals in Greece, with a different capacity (Corfu General Hospital, Filiates General Hospital), and to derive general conclusions about job satisfaction of medical and nursing in public hospitals in Greece. METHOD A survey was conducted from January to June 2012 on doctors and nurses in the two study hospitals. The data were collected using the questionnaire Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS). The items in this questionnaire are divided into 9 categories, concerning supervision, rewards, procedures, promotion, benefits, wages, partners, nature of work and communication. Additional questions were added covering the demographic, geographical and socio-economic characteristics of the respondents. The data were entered and processed using the software Microsoft Excel, the statistical software StatPlus (AnalystSoft 2009) and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) IBM, version 20. RESULTS Of the 135 questionnaires collected, 60% (n=81) originated from the General Hospital of Corfu and the remaining 40% (n=54) originated from the General Hospital of Filiates. The workforce of hospitals at the start of the study period consisted of 87 doctors and 314 nurses for 231 beds in the General Hospital of Corfu and 50 doctors and 77 nurses for 84 beds in the General Hospital of Filiates. The overall job satisfaction at both hospitals as assessed by JSS was low, with no apparent significant difference between doctors p=0.14 and nurses p=0.36. The General Hospital of Filiates presented a generally slightly better job satisfaction rates in almost all categories. The category with the lowest score in job satisfaction for both hospitals was that concerning salaries. In contrast, the category with the highest score and slightly greater job satisfaction concerned questions about work partners. CONCLUSIONS It appears that the medical and nursing staff in both hospitals encounter huge problems in their work environment due to a rigid central system, which does not inspire their confidence or promote job satisfaction. These findings should be taken into consideration in seeking for solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]