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Comparison of the Working Conditions of Dental Hygienists Using Data from Online Job Sites

구인 사이트에 나타난 치과규모별 치과위생사 근무조건의 비교

  • Oh, Eun-Ju (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical Science, Konyang University) ;
  • Hwang, Soo-Jeong (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical Science, Konyang University)
  • 오은주 (건양대학교 의과학대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 황수정 (건양대학교 의과학대학 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2017.09.18
  • Accepted : 2017.10.16
  • Published : 2017.12.31

Abstract

The shortage of dental hygienists has been a long-standing problem in Korea. Small-scaled dental clinics suffer from a lack of dental hygienists, who seem to prefer working at large-scaled dental clinics. The purpose of this study was to confirm the differences in the working conditions according to the scales of dental clinics. We collected the working information registered via job advertisements through the web-sites of Korean Dental Hygienists Association, Dental Jobs, and Nurse Jobs from July to August 2016. The results were as follows: 96.7% of the advertisements wanted regular workers, while the proportion of part-time workers was the highest (34.8%) in the group with less than 3 employees. The average workdays per week was $5.32{\pm}0.55$ days, and the group with less than 3 employees had significantly longer workdays than the other groups. The daily working time was $8.99{\pm}0.44$ hours, and there was no difference among the groups. Night overtime hours were needed by 54.4%, 45.0%, and 31.3% of the groups with of the groups with 4~7 employees, more than 8 employees, and less than 3 employees, respectively. Information regarding annual leave (60.5%), monthly leave (63.9%), half a day off (32.4%) and vacations (43.1%) were presented in the job advertisements, and these proportions were significantly higher by the group with more than 8 employees. Information on overtime pay (14.4%), night-work pay (13.4%), incentives (34.1%), lunches (60.2%), vacation bonuses (33.8%), and self-development (20.4%) were presented in job advertisements. The group with 4~7 employees had significantly higher proportions in severance pay, vacation bonuses, self-development, and major national insurance. It is necessary to consider the improvement of working conditions, diversity of working styles, and welfare of dental hygienists, and it is suggested that small dental clinics provide more precise working conditions.

본 연구는 치과위생사 구인정보를 중심으로 치과규모별 근무조건의 차이를 파악하고자 대한치과위생사협회, 덴탈잡, 널스잡의 인터넷 홈페이지를 통하여 2016년 7~8월에 구인으로 등록된 299건의 구인정보를 바탕으로 근무정보를 수집하였다. 치과의사를 제외한 직원수를 기준으로 치과규모를 세 군을 분류하여 chi-square test와 일원배치분산분석을 실시하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 채용공고에서 96.7%가 정규직을 채용하고 있었으며 시간제를 모집하는 비율은 직원 3명 이하군에서 가장 많았다(34.8%). 주당 근무일수는 평균 $5.32{\pm}0.55$일이었으며 직원 3명 이하군이 직원 4명 이상군에 비해 유의하게 많았고(p<0.001) 1일 근무시간은 $8.99{\pm}0.44$시간이고 군 간의 차이는 없었다. 야간근무의 비율은 직원 4~7명군(54.4%), 직원 8명 이상군(45.0%), 직원 3명 이하군(31.3%) 순이었다. 연차(60.5%), 월차(63.9%), 반차(32.4%), 휴가(43.1%)에 관한 정보제공 정도가 높지 않았다. 휴가(p=0.003), 연차(p<0.001), 월차(p=0.002), 반차(p<0.001)제도와 치과자체 직무훈련(p<0.001), 명절수당(p=0.005), 인센티브(p=0.001)에 대한 정보제공은 직원 8명 이상군이 다른 군에 비해 유의하게 많았다. 퇴직금(p=0.036), 휴가비(p=0.005), 자기 계발비(p=0.001)에 대한 정보제공은 직원 4~7명군이 유의하게 가장 많았다. 직원 8명 이상군에서 워크숍, 동호회, 기숙사 제공의 비율이 높았다. 이상의 결과로 판단하였을 때 직원 3인 이하 규모의 치과가 긴 근무시간에 비해 복지혜택에 관한 정보제공이 부족하다고 사료되었다. 따라서 치과위생사 구인란을 해소기 위해서는 전반적인 치과위생사의 근무조건의 개선, 근무형태의 다양성, 직원 복지 등에 대한 고려가 필요하며, 규모가 작은 치과일수록 구인 경쟁력을 갖추기 위해서 근무조건에 대한 정확한 정보제공이 필요하다.

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