The working practices and job satisfaction of dental therapists: findings of a national survey

A survey of the workload of dental therapists/hygienist-therapists employed in primary care settings

“…Consideration should be given as to whether to a) satisfy the wishes of dentists by training singly-qualifi ed hygienists or b) develop a system which encourages dentists to use dental therapists/hygienist-therapists differently. seven years ago, Gibbons and co-workers 6 found that 93% of dental therapists were employed in the CDS.…”

Dental therapists/hygienists working in remote-rural primary care: a structured review of effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, acceptability and affordability

“…On closer scrutiny, however, 14 studies, 13 surveys and one qualitative study did not specifically focus on remote or rural settings. While it was possible that any of these 14 studies could have included study participants from remote or rural settings, no data pertaining to rural settings were provided and therefore no conclusion about rural areas could be drawn. This meant that only seven studies, four surveys and three qualitative studies met all the inclusion criteria.…”

Gender differences in dentists’ working practices and job satisfaction

“…Using a previously developed and tested career satisfaction scale, [12][13][14] respondents were asked to rate their satisfaction with their work life on a 10-point scale. The scale consisted of the numbers 1-10 with written anchors at each end, where 1 is the minimum satisfaction and 10 is the maximum satisfaction.…”