Career outcomes and satisfaction among graduates of a 4‐year oral health and welfare baccalaureate program at Niigata University, Japan: A cross‐sectional study.
Objective: Globally, baccalaureate programs in dental hygiene are increasingly established. In addition, in Japan, many dental hygienists (DHs) and social workers (SWs) are prematurely leaving the workforce. This study aimed to investigate the most recent employment, career outcomes, reasons for a j...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Dental Hygiene Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 549 - 561 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=165046047&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 165046047 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 16015029 K8M jtl: International Journal of Dental Hygiene issn: 16015029 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Aug2023 vid: 21 iid: 3 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 165046047 161198668 165046047 165046047 10.1111/idh.12655 165046047 ppf: 549 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Career outcomes and satisfaction among graduates of a 4‐year oral health and welfare baccalaureate program at Niigata University, Japan: A cross‐sectional study. aug: au: Ishiguro‐Matsumoto, Asuka Stegaroiu, Roxana Suwama, Kana Shibata, Satoko Yoshihara, Akihiro Ohuchi, Akitsugu affil: Department of Oral Health and Welfare, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan sug: subj: Colleges and Universities Organizations Education, Baccalaureate Oral Health Education Dental Hygienists Education Social Workers Education Education, Social Work Curriculum Outcomes of Education Job Satisfaction Personal Satisfaction Job Change Human Male Female Adult Middle Age Questionnaires Descriptive Statistics Chi Square Test Fisher's Exact Test Mann-Whitney U Test Kruskal-Wallis Test Data Analysis Software Flexible Scheduling Salaries and Fringe Benefits Work Environment Maternal-Child Welfare Employee Assistance Programs Interpersonal Relations Support, Psychosocial Career Planning and Development Japan Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Objective: Globally, baccalaureate programs in dental hygiene are increasingly established. In addition, in Japan, many dental hygienists (DHs) and social workers (SWs) are prematurely leaving the workforce. This study aimed to investigate the most recent employment, career outcomes, reasons for a job change, and satisfaction with the job and undergraduate curriculum among graduates of the baccalaureate program at the Department of Oral Health and Welfare (DOHW), Faculty of Dentistry, Niigata University. Methods: All 262 graduates (graduating classes 1–10) of the DOHW were invited to participate in this survey; an original self‐administered questionnaire was distributed to those who consented. Responses were received from 114 (43.5%) graduates. Results: Almost all respondents (89.5%) had dual licensure as both DH and certified SW. They were employed immediately after graduation (99.1%) and at the time of the survey (96.5%). Over 60% of them worked as DHs, mainly in hospitals. SWs mainly worked in administration. Among the 113 respondents who were employed, 39.8% changed jobs at least once. The main reasons for job selection were 'interest in job content' and 'flexible working hours'. Nearly 90% of the respondents felt satisfied or fairly satisfied with their job and their undergraduate education. Conclusions: A quality 4‐year baccalaureate degree program in dental hygiene and social welfare positively influenced graduates' work continuity. Most graduates felt satisfied or fairly satisfied with their job and the undergraduate curriculum. Employment rates within each profession and the prevalence of hospital and administrative roles were higher than national averages. Long‐term studies of graduates' career outcomes are warranted. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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