Tired of Being Good. The Dentist's Burnout
Tired of Being Good is more than a volume about burnout: it is a lucid X-ray of professional exhaustion and, at the same time, a case for taking care of the people who, day after day, take care of everyone else. Coordinated by Prof. Irina Zetu, PhD, and Richard Constantinescu, PhD, the volume brings together medical, psychological, psychiatric, legal, spiritual, and artistic perspectives, in a genuinely interdisciplinary approach. The book explores the causes and consequences of burnout in dental medicine, from stress, depression, and overload to its impact on the therapeutic relationship and on the quality of medical care. A particular contribution comes from its reflection on the body, on vulnerability, and on the limits of individual resilience, alongside its approach to resources for recovery such as art, music, literature, spirituality, and narrative medicine. With scientific rigor and honesty, the volume opens a necessary conversation about the health of those who provide care. It is, at heart, an invitation to change perspective: caring for the physician is not a secondary gesture, but a condition for healthy medicine. A necessary book for students, physicians, and all professionals who carry the responsibility of caring for others.
