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A Survey on the Job Stress of Dental Hygienist on Working Environment  

Son, Hye-Ju (Dept. of Pharmacology and Dental Therapeutics, Chonnam National University School of Dentistry)
Kim, Seung-Hee (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Gwangju Health College)
Choi, Moon-Sil (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Songwon University College)
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Journal of dental hygiene science / v.10, no.5, 2010 , pp. 387-394 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: According to variety rapid change of working environment of dental clinics, dental hygienist faced of many job stress in their working place. The aim of this study was to analyze the stress factors. Methods: 206 participants of dental hygienist that working from each a section in Gwang-ju analysed the Job stress questionnaire as used self written. Results: The stress related of job factors was the highest score from 20-25 years old(p<0.05), score from dental clinic under ten persons, score from single women(p<0.05), score from 1 to 3 years old on job career, score from cases without home economic to support. The stress related of the patients was the highest score from 20-25 years old(p<0.05), score from dental clinic under ten persons, score from single women, score from 1 to 3 years old on job career(p<0.05), score from cases live with parents. Conclusions: These results suggest that, on dental hygienists working in the dental clinic and hospital, the stress of job activities have significant effects on dental hygienists. Therefore, it is recommended that the stress is being systematically reduced methods.
Keywords
Dental hygienist; Job stress; Working environment;
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