임상치과위생사의 전문 직업성과 직무만족도

• Published in: Han'guk Ch'iwisaeng Hakhoe chi Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 535 - 542
• Main Authors: 이성숙, Seong Sook Lee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국치위생학회 30.08.2013
• Subjects: dental hygienists; job satisfaction; professionalism; 전문 직업성; 직무만족; 치과위생사; 치의학
• ISSN: 2287-1705; 2288-2294
• DOI: 10.13065/iksdh.2013.13.4.535

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between the professionalism and job satisfaction of clinical dental hygienists. Methods : The subjects were 310 dental hygienists in private and group practiced dental clinics. A self-reported questionnaire was conducted from December, 2012 to February, 2013. Data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 12.0. Results : Dental hygienists revealed the highest score in a sense of calling (3.41) and the lowest score in professionalism (2.85). They showed the highest score in the relationship with dentists (3.56) and the lowest score in pay (2.83). Highly educated and aged dental hygienists wanted to get more clinical career as professionalist. So there was a very significant positive correlation between professionalism and job satisfaction. Conclusions : Dental hygienists showed job satisfaction. Therefore it is important to develop the linking system of professionalsim and human resources development program.