Abstract
Objective: To review the literature on the main contributions about Burnout syndrome related to dental surgeons. Methods: This is an integrative literature review, carried out on complete original articles published through the Virtual Health Library in the databases: SciELO, LILACS and MEDLINE, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, published between 2014 and 2019. Results: 582 articles were found in the chosen databases, 527 in MEDLINE, 51 in LILACS and 4 in SciELO. After applying the study's eligibility criteria, 11 articles were defined that largely converge to an event that needs more attention from professionals and academia on the context of its origin and its consequences that impact on working conditions and reflect on life extra-labor. Final considerations: Although Burnout syndrome is a multifactorial syndrome, many elements of its genesis are related to work overload, reduced professional recognition, self-demand, and other socially induced factors. Such elements of individual or collective genesis in many cases precede the beginning of professional activity and lack prophylactic and therapeutic measures as well as more studies, better dimensioning this growing and complex problem.