A Status of Determinant of the Intention to Turnover for Dental Hygienists

Abstract

This study purpose is assessment to intention of turnover for dental hygienists. The study population was dental hygienists who registered at conference of Korean Dental Hygienists Association. Finally 1,955 among 2,040 were finished the question and response(response rate 95.8%). Statistical analysis conducted using SPSS 18.0K for Windows. The difference on the distribution of independent variables related with experience of turnover analyzed with Chi-square test. The results of this research could be summarized as follows: The rate of the dental hygienists experienced of turnover was 46.8%. The unmarried dental hygienists were more intended than the married ones(p<0.001). More higher education group, more higher working experience group, more higher income group, more aged group had more turnover(p<0.001). The reason of turnover were environment of employment(night work, 23.7%), personal reasons(19.1%), conditions of employment(14.6%). In conclusion, this study suggests that set up a strategy of career life for dental hygienists in dental clinic.

Influence of Job Embeddedness and Resilience on Turnover Intention in Dental Hygienists

“…Around 45.9% (88,000) of dental hygienist license holders are active, and more than 5,000 are licensed annually, but they are having difficulty in manpower supply and demand due to turnover 4) . Turnovers happen in 45.8% of dental hygienists, which is almost half of the total 5) .…”

Factors Affecting the Turnover Intention of Dental Hygienists: Emotional Labor, Job Satisfaction, and Social Support

“…Workers' Union reported that the average number of dental hygienists' years of clinical practice was 5.7 7) , and more than 60% of dental hygienists with 6 to 10 years of clinical practice, who should play a central role in dental care services, experienced turnover 8) . Not only does this consume time and cost for dental care institutions, which J Dent Hyg Sci Vol.…”

“…As such, social support has long been reported as a buffer to alleviate a negative psychological state 13) , and presented as another variable related to turnover intention. To date, previous studies on dental hygienists' turnover intention have been performed actively in relation to job satisfaction 12,16) , job stress 16,17) , emotional burnout 3,17) , organizational communication satisfaction 18) , organizational commitment 19) , intramural marketing 20) , psychological empowerment 21) , verbal abuse and emotional reaction 22) , the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Enneagram 23) , and emotional labor 5,8) . The findings of these studies demonstrate that turnover intention is affected by many different variables, and in this respect, it is necessary to approach turnover intention not as a single factor but in a more comprehensive and multi-faceted way.…”