Factors associated with the recruitment and retention of dentists in the public sector

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-139

  Hopcraft, Matthew Scott ^a   Milford, Elizabeth ^b   Yapp, Kehn ^a   Lim, Yujin ^a   Tan, Vanessa ^a   Goh, Leo ^a   Low, Cheng Cheng ^a   Phan, Tung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES VICTORIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental workforce; Job satisfaction; Recruitment; Retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TEACHER; TIME; DENTAL PROCEDURE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTISTS; DENTISTS, WOMEN; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTORS; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 77953441826     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2009.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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