Career satisfaction of Pennsylvanian dentists and dental hygienists and their plans to leave direct patient care

ConclusionsResults suggest that employment of dental hygienists is associated with lower career dissatisfaction and extended careers for dentists. However, a number of dentist characteristics are associated with difficulty hiring hygienists, including rural practice, nonwhite race, and solo ownership. Only 37.5 percent of hygienists work in a single, full‐time job, an outcome related to lower dissatisfaction and extended careers for hygienists. Characteristics associated with this job outcome include having an associate degree, having a local anesthesia permit, and not working for a solo practice.
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - Category: Dentistry Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research