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http://dx.doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.20180051

Effects of Ethical Climate on Job Satisfaction of Clinical Dental Hygienists  

Cheon, Seok-Yeon (Department of Dental Hygiene, Daejeon Institute Of Science and Technology)
Hwang, Chang-Ju (Department of Cosmetology, Dongnam Health University)
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Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene / v.18, no.4, 2018 , pp. 515-524 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the ethical climate affects the job satisfaction of the clinical dental hygienists. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 207 dental hygienists. The data were analyzed by t-test or one-way ANOVA, multiple regression analysis, and Pearson's correlation analysis using IBM SPSS Statistics 19.0 program. Results: The factors affecting the job satisfaction of the general and ethical climate were the work experiences, the completion of vocational ethics education, the self interest type, the friendship type, the rule and the procedure type. When working experience and vocational ethics education are completed, self interest type and friend type have improved job satisfaction as the score increases, while job satisfaction is lowered as the rule and procedure type are increased. Conclusions: Since healthy ethical climate correlates with job satisfaction, it is necessary to establish an ethical climate in order to improve the job satisfaction of clinical dental hygienists. Efficient and stable management of ethical climate within dental clinics can be achieved when mutual interests are emphasized and respected rather than obedience is empathized to hospital regulations, procedures and policies.
Keywords
Dental hygienists; Ethics climate; Job satisfaction;
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