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Analysis of Factors Related to Working Status of Dental Hygienists in Japan
The super-aged society of Japan is experiencing an increased demand for dental hygienists, of which there is currently a shortage. This study aimed to investigate the factors related to the working status of dental hygienists in Japan. We conducted a survey by mailing a questionnaire on employment t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7908456/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33498949 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031025 |
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author | Miura, Hiroko Tano, Rumi Oshima, Katsuo Usui, Yoshie |
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description | The super-aged society of Japan is experiencing an increased demand for dental hygienists, of which there is currently a shortage. This study aimed to investigate the factors related to the working status of dental hygienists in Japan. We conducted a survey by mailing a questionnaire on employment to 1444 dental hygienists and obtained 537 valid responses. We conducted a bivariate analysis using either a chi-square test or t-test as well as a multiple logistic regression analysis to determine the factors related to working status. The overall employment rate was 68.2%, with a significant difference between age groups (p < 0.01). Approximately 80% of respondents considered working hours and human relations at the workplace to be important, and more than 70% of respondents considered wages as important. Finally, the following four variables were found to be significantly associated with employment status: training course attendance, a desire to work full-time, consideration of wages as important, and consideration of working hours as important. These findings suggest that it is necessary to improve working conditions and environments, including wages and working hours, as well as provide a more robust system of continued professional development for dental hygienists to increase the workforce. |
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spelling | pubmed-79084562021-02-27 Analysis of Factors Related to Working Status of Dental Hygienists in Japan Miura, Hiroko Tano, Rumi Oshima, Katsuo Usui, Yoshie Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The super-aged society of Japan is experiencing an increased demand for dental hygienists, of which there is currently a shortage. This study aimed to investigate the factors related to the working status of dental hygienists in Japan. We conducted a survey by mailing a questionnaire on employment to 1444 dental hygienists and obtained 537 valid responses. We conducted a bivariate analysis using either a chi-square test or t-test as well as a multiple logistic regression analysis to determine the factors related to working status. The overall employment rate was 68.2%, with a significant difference between age groups (p < 0.01). Approximately 80% of respondents considered working hours and human relations at the workplace to be important, and more than 70% of respondents considered wages as important. Finally, the following four variables were found to be significantly associated with employment status: training course attendance, a desire to work full-time, consideration of wages as important, and consideration of working hours as important. These findings suggest that it is necessary to improve working conditions and environments, including wages and working hours, as well as provide a more robust system of continued professional development for dental hygienists to increase the workforce. MDPI 2021-01-24 2021-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7908456/ /pubmed/33498949 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031025 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Miura, Hiroko Tano, Rumi Oshima, Katsuo Usui, Yoshie Analysis of Factors Related to Working Status of Dental Hygienists in Japan |
title | Analysis of Factors Related to Working Status of Dental Hygienists in Japan |
title_full | Analysis of Factors Related to Working Status of Dental Hygienists in Japan |
title_fullStr | Analysis of Factors Related to Working Status of Dental Hygienists in Japan |
title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of Factors Related to Working Status of Dental Hygienists in Japan |
title_short | Analysis of Factors Related to Working Status of Dental Hygienists in Japan |
title_sort | analysis of factors related to working status of dental hygienists in japan |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7908456/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33498949 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031025 |
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