RESUMO
While a number of studies have been conducted to investigate and understand stress in different professions, there are only a few studies which address stress in the dental profession. Such studies are even rarer in Pakistan. This study was conducted to investigate the extent of the stress and its causative factors among the dentists working at Islamic International Dental College Hospital, Islamabad. A cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of 85 dentists using a self administered questionnaire was carried out. With a 58.82% response rate, the study showed that 76% dentists were not stressed, while 12% experienced mild, 10% moderate and 2% extremely severe stress, with the main factors being work related or time-management issues