Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Work-life balance amongst dental professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic -A structural equation modelling approach Description An account of the resource The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in 2019, has shocked the entire world. As an effort to control the disease spread, the Indian government declared a nationwide lockdown on March 25th, 2020. As dental treatment was considered high risk in the spread of COVID-19, dentistry became one of the most vulnerable professions during this time. Dental professionals had to face job layoffs, salary cuts in professional colleges, closure of private clinics resulting in huge psychological, moral, and financial crises. Studies during the previous and present pandemics have shown mental issues among health care workers necessitating institutional reforms, along with early care and support. A balance in the work-life amongst professionals is the key to better efficiency and, was majorly affected during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown due to sudden unexpected changes. Hence this study was conducted to understand the changes they underwent both at home and professional front with a hypothesis that physical and mental health, activities, relationship status, and workplace influence the work-life balance. Methods A pre-validated questionnaire survey was done on dentists across India. Structural Equation Modelling and path analysis were applied to the data collected. Results The results of the study supported the hypothesis that factors like physical and mental health, activities, relationship status, and workplace influenced the work-life balance directly. A significant imbalance was seen amongst the female dentists. Conclusion The present study proved the unpreparedness among dental professionals. Hence an evolutionary phase in every field with better working protocols, robust mental health support, and a focus on strategies to face future such emergencies is required. 2021 Pai et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pai S.; Patili V.; Kamath R.; Mahendra M.; Singhal D.K.; Bhat V. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PLoS ONE, Vol-16, No. 45877 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Public Library of Science Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256663" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256663</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85114849320&amp;doi=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0256663&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=bb457f6b81056deb86ff54e397b82522" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85114849320&amp;doi=10.1371%2fjournal.pone.0256663&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=bb457f6b81056deb86ff54e397b82522</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 19326203; PubMed ID: 34428247; CODEN: POLNC Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pai S., Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, India; Patili V., Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, India; Kamath R., School of Business and Management, Economics and Qualitative Techniques, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Mahendra M., Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, India; Singhal D.K., Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, India; Bhat V., Department of Pharmacology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, India