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In order to analyze influential factors on dental hygienists’ duties and their job satisfaction, a questionnaire survey was given to 215 dental hygienists in the Busan and Gyeongnam Area from June 1 to August 31, 2011. A statistical analysis was performed using SPSS(Ver. 18.0). The following results were obtained:
1. In terms of dental hygienists’ duties, preparation for root canal treatment was the highest with 94.4%, followed by scaling (94.0%), giving tooth brushing tips (88.8%) and giving diet tips (35.3%).
On the contrary, oral health-related education was relatively low.
2. According to a survey on dental hygienists’ job satisfaction by work environment, human relationship and duty, it was mostly high with ‘X-ray protection facilities are well equipped (3.76 scores),’ ‘discussion of a problem detected during medical examination among employees (3.74 scores)’ and ‘necessary materials and equipment are supplied in a timely manner (3.74 scores).’
3. Dental hygienists’ job satisfaction by general characteristics, work environment, human relationship and duty was higher as they were younger. In addition, single hygienists seemed more satisfied with their jobs in terms of work environment and human relationships than married people (p<0.05).
4. According to a survey of dental hygienists’ job satisfaction by duty, work environment, human relationship and duty, those who assisted a dentist were satisfied with their work environment (p<0.05). On the contrary, dental hygienists who were in charge of prevention and oral health care education were more satisfied with their work environment and human relationships (p<0.05).