The Shortage of Dental Hygienists at Dental Clinics in Japan : Report of a Questionnaire Survey of Japan Dental Association's Members

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  • OHARA Yuki
    School of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
  • FURUKAWA Sayaka
    Department of Community Dentistry and Public Health, Tsurumi University
  • ANDO Yuichi
    Department of Health Promotion, The National Institute of Public Health
  • KINOSHITA Atsuhiro
    Educational Media Development, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
  • FUKAI Kakuhiro
    Fukai Institute of Health Science National Institute of Public Health
  • TSUNEISHI Midori
    Japan Dental Association Research Institute
  • OYAMA Atsushi
    Oral Diagnosis and General Dentistry, Dental Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
  • ISHIDA Tomohiro
    Educational System in Dentistry, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
  • AOYAMA Hitoshi
    Tochigi Prefectural Medical and Social Welfare College
  • OUCHI Akitsugu
    Division of Social Welfare, Department of Oral Health and Welfare, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences

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  • 求人状況からみた歯科診療所における歯科衛生士不足に関する研究 : 日本歯科医師会会員を対象とした全国調査による分析
  • キュウジン ジョウキョウ カラ ミタ シカ シンリョウジョ ニ オケル シカ エイセイシ ブソク ニ カンスル ケンキュウ : ニホン シカ イシカイ カイイン オ タイショウ ト シタ ゼンコク チョウサ ニ ヨル ブンセキ

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Abstract

It has been said there is a shortage of dental hygienists in Japan, but the actual condition of the workforce is unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate and estimate the recruitment of Japanese dental hygienists, and to show the characteristics of Japanese dental clinics which recruit dental hygienists. <br>Anonymous self-administered questionnaires were mailed to 2,000 randomly chosen dentists who belonged to the Japan Dental Association, and the number of valid responses was 882 (52.7%). The questionnaire consisted of demographic data, the presence of recruitment, current condition of their dental clinic, etc. To estimate the presence or recruitment of Japanese dental hygienists, we calculated the 95% Confidence interval (95% CI) from our data and multiplied this by the number of Japanese dental clinics. To examine the characteristics of dental clinics by the presence of the recruitment of dental hygienists, the Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney U test, and multiple logistic regression analysis were used. The percentage of dental clinics recruiting dental hygienists was 16.9%. The estimated number of dental clinics which have been recruiting dental hygienists in Japan was 11,508 (95% CI=9,874-13,279). <br>The results of logistic multiple regression analysis showed that the ages of office directors (under 50 years old) (Odds ratio (OR)=0.21, 95%CI=0.11-0.38), and number of dental chairs (OR=1.54, 95%CI=1.23-1.93) were significantly correlated with the recruitment of dental hygienists.

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