Practice Trends and Job Satisfaction of Dental Therapists in Canada: Results from a National Survey
The objective of this research was to evaluate the practice trends, clinical services and job satisfaction of dental therapists in Canada. Licenced Canadian dental therapists were recruited to participate in this cross-sectional study. A total of 124 dental therapists completed the survey (~68% resp...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:10732177 2024-01-21T10:05:30+01:00 Practice Trends and Job Satisfaction of Dental Therapists in Canada: Results from a National Survey Khawer, Mohmmad Saad Goulet, Trish Brothwell, Doug Da Silva, Keith 2023-12-14 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10732177/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38096367 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2294568 en eng Taylor & Francis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10732177/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38096367 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2294568 © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. Int J Circumpolar Health Original Research Article Text 2023 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2294568 2023-12-24T02:07:07Z The objective of this research was to evaluate the practice trends, clinical services and job satisfaction of dental therapists in Canada. Licenced Canadian dental therapists were recruited to participate in this cross-sectional study. A total of 124 dental therapists completed the survey (~68% response rate), with 57.3% of respondents being over the age of 50. Most respondents were actively engaged in full-time clinical practice in private dental offices. Indigenous dental therapists were significantly more likely to work outside of private dental offices providing care for Indigenous communities. Just over half of respondents were compensated by an annual salary, with the highest proportion of full-time practitioners earning between $75,000 and $99,000 per year. Dental therapists who were active in clinical practice performed a wide range of preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services consistent with their scope of practice. This research demonstrates that Canadian dental therapists are highly engaged and satisfied with their profession. Dental therapists can facilitate improved access to oral health care in less accessible areas of Canada; however, compensation packages and incentives to work in these less accessible areas must be addressed, as well as legal and regulatory requirements to ensure that dental therapists are licenced providers throughout Canada. Text Circumpolar Health PubMed Central (PMC) Canada International Journal of Circumpolar Health 83 1 |
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The objective of this research was to evaluate the practice trends, clinical services and job satisfaction of dental therapists in Canada. Licenced Canadian dental therapists were recruited to participate in this cross-sectional study. A total of 124 dental therapists completed the survey (~68% response rate), with 57.3% of respondents being over the age of 50. Most respondents were actively engaged in full-time clinical practice in private dental offices. Indigenous dental therapists were significantly more likely to work outside of private dental offices providing care for Indigenous communities. Just over half of respondents were compensated by an annual salary, with the highest proportion of full-time practitioners earning between $75,000 and $99,000 per year. Dental therapists who were active in clinical practice performed a wide range of preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services consistent with their scope of practice. This research demonstrates that Canadian dental therapists are highly engaged and satisfied with their profession. Dental therapists can facilitate improved access to oral health care in less accessible areas of Canada; however, compensation packages and incentives to work in these less accessible areas must be addressed, as well as legal and regulatory requirements to ensure that dental therapists are licenced providers throughout Canada. |
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