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This study was a descriptive correlation study to increase understanding of, and relationship among job satisfaction, critical thinking disposition and clinical competence of dental hygienists. Survey were undertake by dental hygienists working at the dental clinics located in B City from May 2012 to January 2013. A total of 176 questionnaires, excluding 24 incomplete ones, were analyzed. The influencing factors on clinical competence of dental hygieneists, it appeared that there were positive correlations between critical thinking, job satisfaction. It appeared that the higher the critical thinking, the higher the decision making ability, and the higher the job satisfaction, the more those factors affected the clinical competence. The result of this study indicate confirm that critical thinking and job satisfaction should be considered in order to improve the clinical competence of dental hygieneists, This study suggests an attempt at intergrated education for the qualitative improvement of clinical dental hygiene services and the revitalization of such a program.

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