Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate job satisfaction among hygienist-therapists. Increasing numbers of hygienist-therapists work in UK primary dental care teams. Earlier studies suggest a clinical remit/clinical activity mismatch, without investigating any link with job satisfaction. METHODS:A UK-wide survey of dental hygienist-therapists using a random sample of the General Dental Council Register of Dental Care Professionals. Factors associated with job satisfaction (measured by the Warr-Cook-Wall ten-dimension scale) were entered into a series of multiple regression analyses to build up a path model. RESULTS:Analysis was undertaken on 183 respondents (response rate: 60%). Mean score for overall satisfaction was 5.36 (SD 1.28) out of a range of 1-7. Multiple regression analysis confirmed the following direct predictors of overall job satisfaction: satisfaction with colleagues, remuneration, variety of work; rating of hygiene work as rewarding; and not being self-employed (R(2) = 0.69). Satisfaction with variety of work was the strongest predictor, itself strongly predicted by the extent the clinical remit was undertaken. Dentists' recognition of their remit, quality of clinical work and qualifications had a strong indirect effect on overall job satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS:The study suggests both greater use of the therapy skills these individuals possess, and better recognition of their remit, qualifications and quality of work by their dentist colleague, may be linked to higher job satisfaction. The implications for the policy of greater team working in dental primary care are discussed.
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Br Dent Jjournal_title
British dental journalauthors
Csikar J,Godson Jdoi
10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.116subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-02-26 00:00:00pages
166-7issue
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0007-0610issn
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210pub_type
杂志文章abstract:AIM:To investigate the measurement of oral health self perceptions, as part of a concise patient survey, and to consider the potential value of including this aspect in survey instruments. METHOD:In 2011, the data collected from 42,794 patients attending 276 practices participating in a voluntary accreditation program...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2012.1135
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To undertake a clinical trial comparing the efficiency of a compomer restoration with a glass ionomer restoration in the management of caries in primary molar teeth. DESIGN:Subjects were admitted to the trial if they required at least one pair of restorations in primary molar teeth. SETTING:Department of C...
journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4800693
更新日期:2000-07-22 00:00:00
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doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.916
更新日期:2016-12-09 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-02-26 00:00:00
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journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 面试
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更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British dental journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.919
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 已发布勘误
doi:10.1038/s41415-020-2302-3
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41415-019-0365-9
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4806883
更新日期:1989-06-24 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.816
更新日期:2016-11-04 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4800787
更新日期:2000-10-28 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4807584
更新日期:1991-06-22 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41415-020-1319-y
更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4800198
更新日期:1999-07-10 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess inequalities in the availability of NHS dental services between Health Boards in Scotland. STUDY DESIGN:Postal questionnaire survey of all dentists (n = 2,852) registered with the General Dental Council at an address in Scotland. METHODS:Data obtained on NHS working hours were used to model dentis...
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bdj.2007.1107
更新日期:2008-02-09 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.997
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.333
更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4808616
更新日期:1994-11-19 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4800977
更新日期:2001-04-14 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.1034
更新日期:2018-12-14 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-01-23 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/bdj.2007.229
更新日期:2007-06-09 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.767
更新日期:2017-09-08 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4809378
更新日期:1997-05-10 00:00:00
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pub_type: 社论
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4801168a
更新日期:2001-09-22 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4801495
更新日期:2002-07-27 00:00:00
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pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
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更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4809404
更新日期:1997-06-14 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.264
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4806783
更新日期:1989-04-08 00:00:00