Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Nov 2012)

A qualitative investigation of specialist orthodontists in New Zealand: Part 2. Orthodontists’ working lives and work-life balance

  • Soma Kieran J.,
  • Murray Thomson W.,
  • Morgaine Kate C.,
  • Harding Winifred J.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2012-0014
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 2
pp. 170 – 180

Abstract

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Background: Orthodontics is the most widely practised form of specialist dentistry in New Zealand. To date, no known qualitative research has been published examining the work-life balance of practitioners. The aim of this study was to investigate the working lives and work-life balance of NZ orthodontists in order to generate an understanding of the reality of orthodontic specialist practice and its effects on orthodontists’ professional and personal lives.