Levels of career satisfaction amongst dental healthcare professionals: Comparison of dental therapists, dental hygienists and dental practitioners

Community Dental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 172-176

  Newton, J T ^a   Gibbons, D E ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental auxiliaries; Dental hygienists; Dentists; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTIST; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL ASSISTANTS; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTISTS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0035461389     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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