Job satisfaction among Canadian orthodontists

Roth, Stephen F.; Heo, Giseon; Varnhagen, Connie K.; Glover, Kenneth E.; Major, Paul W.

doi:10.1016/s0889-5406(03)00200-2

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“…When participants were classified into three categories (satisfied, neutral, and dissatisfied) based on the questionnaire score, only 35.6% of studied dentists were satisfied with their job, which is lower than previous reports in other countries. Roth et al [12] reported that 80% of Canadian orthodontists were satisfied. Logan et al [13] showed that 60% of practicing Iowa dentists were satisfied, and Shugars et al [14] found that 50% of California general dentists were satisfied with their job.…”

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Predictors of job satisfaction among practicing dentists at hospitals in Suez Canal Area, Egypt

Fahim¹

2013

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to measure the level of job satisfaction and the work factors associated with it among practicing dentists in Suez Canal governorates hospitals. Materials and Methods: Four hundred forty nine dentists were contacted, and 277 agreed to participate (response rate 61.7%). They were surveyed through a self-administered questionnaire based on items from the Dentist Satisfaction Survey (DSS) questionnaire, which included 29 questions covering items related to the overall satisfaction level and work environment factors; answers were reported on 5 point Likert scale. Results: The mean score of overall job satisfaction among studied dentists was 3.24 out of 5. As regards work environment factors, the most satisfying aspect was patient relations (3.71) and the least was personal time (2.71). Multiple regression analysis model verified that patient relations, value of income, personal time, staff, and training opportunities accounted for 36% of variation in overall job satisfaction score. The majority of the variance was explained by patient relations. Conclusions: This study suggests that patient relations, perception of income, personal time, staff, and specialty training are important work environment factors for job satisfaction among the dentists. These findings might help policy makers to design plans to increase the level of job satisfaction among dentists at their workplaces.

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Predictors of job satisfaction among practicing dentists at hospitals in Suez Canal Area, Egypt

Fahim¹

2013

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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“…This resulted in a variable with values ranging from 1 to 5. This was then classified into three categories representing dissatisfied (scores 1-2.5), neutral (> 2.5-3.5) and satisfied (> 3.5-5.0) based on the mean score recommended by Roth et al (32), and then coded (1 = dissatisfied, 2 = neutral, 3 = satisfied).…”

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Satisfaction with urgent oral care among adult Tanzanians

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The aim of this study was to determine patient satisfaction with urgent oral care and to evaluate the association between patient satisfaction and different aspects of such care. A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire on patient satisfaction (score 1 = very dissatisfied; score 5 = very satisfied) was administered to 741 adults. Chi-squared test and logistic regression analysis were used to identify associations between dependent and independent variables. The mean patient satisfaction score was 3.79 (SEM = 0.02). Cleanliness of the clinic; hospitality of the dentist; and effectiveness of local anaesthesia; had the highest mean satisfaction scores of 4.0 to 4.15. Cost of treatment and explanation of treatment had the lowest mean scores (2.79 and 3.17 respectively). Sixty-eight percent of respondents were satisfied with urgent oral care. Rural residents were more satisfied with cost of treatment than urban residents (P < 0.0001). Urban residents were more satisfied with explanation of treatment than rural residents (P < 0.0001). Women were more satisfied with many aspects of oral care than men (P < 0.05). It is concluded that adult Tanzanians

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“…Higher levels of career satisfaction and reduced occupational stress have been reported in orthodontic specialists compared with general dental practitioners in the United Kingdom and Canada but with significant variation on an individual level (Roth et al, 2003a(Roth et al, , 2003bGilmour et al, 2005;Denton et al, 2008). An understanding of career and work-life balance issues is of paramount importance to provide professional bodies and health care policy leaders with the necessary information to better understand an emerging workforce that has been shown to place greater emphasis on the attainment of work-life balance than their predecessors (Gallagher et al, 2007;Stewart et al, 2007).…”

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“…Previous studies have investigated differences in dentists' working patterns and working practices, career satisfaction, sources of stress and associated levels of burnout (Newton and Gibbons, 1996;Humphris et al, 1997;Newton et al, 2002;Roth et al, 2003aRoth et al, , 2003bRoth et al, , 2004). …”

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A qualitative study of work-life balance amongst specialist orthodontists in the United Kingdom

Bateman

Collins

Cunningham

2016

Journal of Orthodontics

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Objective: To identify factors affecting work-life balance amongst male and female orthodontists in the United Kingdom. Design: A qualitative interview-based study with a cross-sectional design.Subjects: Specialist orthodontists working in specialist practice and the hospital service in the United Kingdom were selected by purposive sampling. Methods: In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with eighteen orthodontic specialists. Interview transcripts were analysed using Framework Analysis. Results: Four main themes pertaining to work-life balance in orthodontics were identified: work factors affecting work-life balance, life factors affecting worklife balance, perception and effects of work-life balance and suggestions for managing work-life balance within the profession. Conclusions: There was substantial variation in the work-life balance of the orthodontists interviewed in this study; however the majority reported high levels of career satisfaction despite difficulties maintaining a good work-life balance. Whilst there were some clear distinctions in the factors affecting work-life balance between the hospital environment and specialist practice (including additional professional commitments and teaching/training related issues), there were also a number of similarities. These included, the lack of flexibility in the working day, managing patient expectations, taking time off work at short notice and the ability to work part-time.

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Job satisfaction among Canadian orthodontists

Cited by 46 publications

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Predictors of job satisfaction among practicing dentists at hospitals in Suez Canal Area, Egypt

Predictors of job satisfaction among practicing dentists at hospitals in Suez Canal Area, Egypt

Satisfaction with urgent oral care among adult Tanzanians

A qualitative study of work-life balance amongst specialist orthodontists in the United Kingdom

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