A national survey of dental hygienists

Evans, Carol; As, Blinkhorn

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4804927

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“…The 40% of hygienists registered with the General Dental Council who did not respond to the survey may have included a larger proportion of dissatisfied hygienists. However the findings reported here do corroborate previous studies, similar findings have been reported in surveys of dental hygienists both within the UK and abroad, [9][10][11][12][13] and amongst dental therapists. 3 Generally the job satisfaction of female dental practitioners has been low.…”

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A national survey of dental hygienists: working patterns and job satisfaction

Gibbons¹,

Corrigan²,

Newton³

2001

Br Dent J

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“…Evans & Blinkhorn, 9 reported the findings of a survey of the 1980 GDC roll (at this time 1,236 hygienists were registered). Most respondents were employed in general dental practice, approximately one third of whom worked in more than one practice.…”

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A national survey of dental hygienists: working patterns and job satisfaction

Gibbons¹,

Corrigan²,

Newton³

2001

Br Dent J

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“…15 The questionnaire asked for basic socio-demographic data, dental practice demographics, attitudes towards the employment and scope of practice of hygienists, clinical duties performed and employment conditions, and was based on similar studies conducted by other researchers. [7][8][9][10][11] The data from the surveys was entered into a spreadsheet, and transferred to SPSS v.14.0 for analysis. The University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee approved the study, and participation was voluntary.…”

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“…8,10 Although one-third of British dental hygienists believed that they were regarded as an easy way of improving practice revenue for their employer, most felt that their employer appreciated their skills. 11 Indeed, 73 per cent of dentists thought dental hygienists had important roles to play in preventive dentistry.…”

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Working practices and job satisfaction of Victorian dental hygienists

Hopcraft

McNally

et al. 2008

Australian Dental Journal

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Background: Increasing demand for dental services and a projected shortage in the oral health workforce in Victoria has focused attention on dental hygienists as one mechanism for increasing the supply of dental services. Understanding the dental hygienist workforce is essential in order to plan effectively for the future delivery of dental services in Victoria.Methods: A postal survey of a random sample of Victorian dental hygienists was undertaken in 2006. Data on hygienists’ demographic characteristics, current dental practice, history of career breaks, aspects of clinical practice and job satisfaction were collected.Results: A response rate of 77 per cent was achieved. A total of 94.0 per cent of hygienists were currently working as a dental hygienist, working an average of 28.7 hours per week. Younger hygienists worked longer hours than their older colleagues. Career breaks were common, with 44.8 per cent reporting a career break of greater than one month, predominantly for child rearing, with a mean career break of 20.1 months. Hygienists reported a high level of satisfaction with most aspects of their employment.Conclusions: Victorian hygienists worked predominantly in private practices in metropolitan Melbourne, providing a range of preventive and periodontal services. Understanding the working patterns of dental hygienists is critical as hygienist numbers expand in the future, in order to undertake thorough evidence‐based workforce planning.

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“…This includes the working patterns of dental teams, the training experiences of PCDs and their commitment to a career in dentistry. Previous surveys have focused on the working practices of individual groups of PCDs, [17][18][19][20][21][22] whereas little work has been done to explore working arrangements in the general dental services. 23 Workforce Development Confederations (WDCs) hold the budget for training of clinical professions working in the mainstream NHS.…”

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