evaluation of health-related quality of life among dentists in semnan, iran, 2015 - 2016

Background: dentistry is considered a difficult occupation. hence, it could adversely influence the general health and life quality of dentists. thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the health-related quality of life (hr-qol) and its relationship with gender, age, education level, systemic diseases, and job satisfaction among dentists in semnan in 2015-2016. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted among dentists (61 general dentists and 15 dental specialists) in semnan, iran, in 2015 - 2016. a checklist was used to collect information including gender, age, education level, systemic diseases, and job satisfaction. the hr-qol was determined by the sf-36 questionnaire. data were analyzed using spss 17 and t-test (p < 0.05). results: seventy-six dentists including 40 males (52.6%) and 36 females (47.4%) aged 26-69 years with a mean age of 41.5 ± 7.8 partici- pated in the study. the dentists’ hr-qol was at an appropriate level (total score: 73.2 ± 10.8, physical component: 76.6 ± 12.8, mental component: 64.8 ± 16.0). gender (males vs. females; p = 0.991), age ( < 35 vs. > 35 years; p = 0.892), education level (general dentists vs. dental specialists; p = 0.590), systemic diseases (with vs. without a systemic disease; p = 0.140), and job satisfaction (satisfied vs. unsatisfied; p = 0.199) revealed no significant effect on the hr-qol. conclusions: this study concluded that the dentists working in semnan had an approximately high level of health-related quality of life.