The aim of this study was to assess awareness among the students of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Sarajevo of the occupational health risks associated with dental profession. The research was conducted among the dental students of all years of study at the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Sarajevo, by using a tailor-made survey questionnaire. The questionnaire was completed by 446 students. Results: 92% of students believe that dentistry is a profession that involves a high level of risk for the outbreak of occupational diseases. Students believe that practicing dentistry can most often lead to various infections (70%) and vision impairments (64%), and that the most common potential causes of occupational diseases are poor positioning and incorrect body posture during work (88%) and infections (78%). When asked whether the occupational diseases among dentists are preventable, 89% of students gave an affirmative answer, and pointed to the requirement to use Personal Protection Equipment – PPE (94%) as the most important measure for the prevention of occupational diseases among dentists. The results of the survey show that the students of dentistry at the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Sarajevo have reached a certain level of awareness of the health risks that are associated with their future profession. The students have taken a largely identical view that dentistry is a profession that involves a high level of risk for the development of occupational diseases.

Introduction: Burnout syndrome in some European countries is recognized as an occupational disease. In the past time, it has been identified predominantly in the service sectors such as healthcare, social services, mental health and education, but later it started to be predominant in other occupations with high job requirements and time pressure. The aim of this study was to assess the presence of burnout at work among the bank employees of Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in banks (n = 6) located in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina, between January and April 2018. Employees filled out an anonymous questionnaire, after their written informed consent had been obtained. The study included employees regardless of their job positions and job seniority.Results: The total number of surveyed employees was 260. There are not statistically significant gender differences (p = 0.854¸ p < 0.05) compared to the total Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) score. Statistically significant differences in relation to the total MBI score were observed in the examinees who have been working in the banking sector between 15 and 20 years (p = 0.04; p < 0.05) and examinees working temporarily <2 h/week (p = 0.016; p < 0.05), that is, more than 8 h/week (p = 0.015; p < 0.05). Mid value and standard deviation of the score in the subscale of emotional exhaustion (EE) is 26.26 ± 11.15, which shows that one third of the examinees are in high risk of EE.Conclusion: We can conclude that less than one third of examinees are in high risk of burnout syndrome.