Practice characteristics and views of dental hygienists in Lithuania
Objectives To evaluate the employment possibilities of Lithuanian dental hygienists. Methods The questionnaire asked about the demographics of dental hygienists, characteristics of practice, patient load, career intentions, opinion about dental hygienists workforce and the need of governmental workf...
Gespeichert in:
| Veröffentlicht in: | International journal of dental hygiene 2020-11, Vol.18 (4), p.432-438 |
|---|---|
| Hauptverfasser: | , , , , |
| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| container_end_page | 438 |
|---|---|
| container_issue | 4 |
| container_start_page | 432 |
| container_title | International journal of dental hygiene |
| container_volume | 18 |
| creator | Rederiene, Gitana Aidukaite, Greta Berlin, Vilija Buunk‐Werkhoven, Yvonne A. B. Puriene, Alina |
| description | Objectives
To evaluate the employment possibilities of Lithuanian dental hygienists.
Methods
The questionnaire asked about the demographics of dental hygienists, characteristics of practice, patient load, career intentions, opinion about dental hygienists workforce and the need of governmental workforce regulation. The study consisted of all licensed dental hygienists in Lithuania in 2018 (N = 1109).
Results
The final response rate was 52.1% (n = 578), 64% (n = 370) of respondents lived in the country’s five main cities, and 73.5% (n = 425) worked in these population centres, with 94.3% (n = 545) worked in private sector. Over two‐thirds of respondents said there was an excess of dental hygienists in Lithuania. Nearly 80% “always” or “sometimes” reported that they had insufficient patients, which may account for the prevalence of supplementary work (48.4%, n = 280), that is work as a dental assistant (67.9%, n = 190). Data obtained show that dental hygienists with less than ten years’ experience were likely to work as a dental assistant (P |
| doi_str_mv | 10.1111/idh.12458 |
| format | Article |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>proquest_cross</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2423518854</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>2423518854</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c3308-cd860cb6897176fdf6bf5e8f4f43a4718d2e9c3023bfe64d4961e92d78d00713</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNp10E1LwzAYB_AgCs7pwW8Q8KKHbnlrmh5lUzcY6GH3kOXFZnTtTFrHvr2ZFQ-CeQ55Ar_nIfwBuMVogtOZelNNMGG5OAMjzBHOckSL89-elJfgKsYtQiRVPgLzt6B057WFulKn1gYf0ztC1Rj46e0hwtZBY5tO1bA6vnvbJBChb-DKd1WvGq-uwYVTdbQ3P_cYrJ-f1rNFtnp9Wc4eV5mmFIlMG8GR3nBRFrjgzji-cbkVjjlGFSuwMMSWmiJCN85yZljJsS2JKYRBqMB0DO6HtfvQfvQ2dnLno7Z1rRrb9lESRmiOhchZond_6LbtQ5M-l9TJIIaLpB4GpUMbY7BO7oPfqXCUGMlTnDLFKb_jTHY62IOv7fF_KJfzxTDxBQjRdU0</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>2451880417</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Practice characteristics and views of dental hygienists in Lithuania</title><source>Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete</source><creator>Rederiene, Gitana ; Aidukaite, Greta ; Berlin, Vilija ; Buunk‐Werkhoven, Yvonne A. B. ; Puriene, Alina</creator><creatorcontrib>Rederiene, Gitana ; Aidukaite, Greta ; Berlin, Vilija ; Buunk‐Werkhoven, Yvonne A. B. ; Puriene, Alina</creatorcontrib><description>Objectives
To evaluate the employment possibilities of Lithuanian dental hygienists.
Methods
The questionnaire asked about the demographics of dental hygienists, characteristics of practice, patient load, career intentions, opinion about dental hygienists workforce and the need of governmental workforce regulation. The study consisted of all licensed dental hygienists in Lithuania in 2018 (N = 1109).
Results
The final response rate was 52.1% (n = 578), 64% (n = 370) of respondents lived in the country’s five main cities, and 73.5% (n = 425) worked in these population centres, with 94.3% (n = 545) worked in private sector. Over two‐thirds of respondents said there was an excess of dental hygienists in Lithuania. Nearly 80% “always” or “sometimes” reported that they had insufficient patients, which may account for the prevalence of supplementary work (48.4%, n = 280), that is work as a dental assistant (67.9%, n = 190). Data obtained show that dental hygienists with less than ten years’ experience were likely to work as a dental assistant (P < .05). Notwithstanding, 73.9% (n = 428) of the dental hygienists reported that they only want to practice their profession. Most (83.4%, n = 483) struggled to find dental hygienist work, and 70.5% (n = 408) wanted regulation of number of dental hygienists at a national level.
Conclusions
The respondents suggested there is (a) a lack of dental hygiene patients, (b) available workload for additional preventive dental hygiene services, (c) pressure to search for additional work, usually as a dental assistant. Governmental support to optimally regulate oral health human resources is, according to most dental hygienists, an emphatic wish as a possible solution at national level.</description><identifier>ISSN: 1601-5029</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1601-5037</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1111/idh.12458</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd</publisher><subject>Demography ; dental assistant ; Dental assistants ; Dental hygiene ; dental hygienist ; Dentistry ; Hygiene ; Lithuania ; Oral hygiene ; regulation ; workforce ; workload</subject><ispartof>International journal of dental hygiene, 2020-11, Vol.18 (4), p.432-438</ispartof><rights>2020 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c3308-cd860cb6897176fdf6bf5e8f4f43a4718d2e9c3023bfe64d4961e92d78d00713</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c3308-cd860cb6897176fdf6bf5e8f4f43a4718d2e9c3023bfe64d4961e92d78d00713</cites><orcidid>0000-0003-4990-0117</orcidid></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111%2Fidh.12458$$EPDF$$P50$$Gwiley$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111%2Fidh.12458$$EHTML$$P50$$Gwiley$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,1411,27901,27902,45550,45551</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Rederiene, Gitana</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Aidukaite, Greta</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Berlin, Vilija</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Buunk‐Werkhoven, Yvonne A. B.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Puriene, Alina</creatorcontrib><title>Practice characteristics and views of dental hygienists in Lithuania</title><title>International journal of dental hygiene</title><description>Objectives
To evaluate the employment possibilities of Lithuanian dental hygienists.
Methods
The questionnaire asked about the demographics of dental hygienists, characteristics of practice, patient load, career intentions, opinion about dental hygienists workforce and the need of governmental workforce regulation. The study consisted of all licensed dental hygienists in Lithuania in 2018 (N = 1109).
Results
The final response rate was 52.1% (n = 578), 64% (n = 370) of respondents lived in the country’s five main cities, and 73.5% (n = 425) worked in these population centres, with 94.3% (n = 545) worked in private sector. Over two‐thirds of respondents said there was an excess of dental hygienists in Lithuania. Nearly 80% “always” or “sometimes” reported that they had insufficient patients, which may account for the prevalence of supplementary work (48.4%, n = 280), that is work as a dental assistant (67.9%, n = 190). Data obtained show that dental hygienists with less than ten years’ experience were likely to work as a dental assistant (P < .05). Notwithstanding, 73.9% (n = 428) of the dental hygienists reported that they only want to practice their profession. Most (83.4%, n = 483) struggled to find dental hygienist work, and 70.5% (n = 408) wanted regulation of number of dental hygienists at a national level.
Conclusions
The respondents suggested there is (a) a lack of dental hygiene patients, (b) available workload for additional preventive dental hygiene services, (c) pressure to search for additional work, usually as a dental assistant. Governmental support to optimally regulate oral health human resources is, according to most dental hygienists, an emphatic wish as a possible solution at national level.</description><subject>Demography</subject><subject>dental assistant</subject><subject>Dental assistants</subject><subject>Dental hygiene</subject><subject>dental hygienist</subject><subject>Dentistry</subject><subject>Hygiene</subject><subject>Lithuania</subject><subject>Oral hygiene</subject><subject>regulation</subject><subject>workforce</subject><subject>workload</subject><issn>1601-5029</issn><issn>1601-5037</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2020</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNp10E1LwzAYB_AgCs7pwW8Q8KKHbnlrmh5lUzcY6GH3kOXFZnTtTFrHvr2ZFQ-CeQ55Ar_nIfwBuMVogtOZelNNMGG5OAMjzBHOckSL89-elJfgKsYtQiRVPgLzt6B057WFulKn1gYf0ztC1Rj46e0hwtZBY5tO1bA6vnvbJBChb-DKd1WvGq-uwYVTdbQ3P_cYrJ-f1rNFtnp9Wc4eV5mmFIlMG8GR3nBRFrjgzji-cbkVjjlGFSuwMMSWmiJCN85yZljJsS2JKYRBqMB0DO6HtfvQfvQ2dnLno7Z1rRrb9lESRmiOhchZond_6LbtQ5M-l9TJIIaLpB4GpUMbY7BO7oPfqXCUGMlTnDLFKb_jTHY62IOv7fF_KJfzxTDxBQjRdU0</recordid><startdate>202011</startdate><enddate>202011</enddate><creator>Rederiene, Gitana</creator><creator>Aidukaite, Greta</creator><creator>Berlin, Vilija</creator><creator>Buunk‐Werkhoven, Yvonne A. B.</creator><creator>Puriene, Alina</creator><general>Blackwell Publishing Ltd</general><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7QP</scope><scope>NAPCQ</scope><scope>7X8</scope><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4990-0117</orcidid></search><sort><creationdate>202011</creationdate><title>Practice characteristics and views of dental hygienists in Lithuania</title><author>Rederiene, Gitana ; Aidukaite, Greta ; Berlin, Vilija ; Buunk‐Werkhoven, Yvonne A. B. ; Puriene, Alina</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c3308-cd860cb6897176fdf6bf5e8f4f43a4718d2e9c3023bfe64d4961e92d78d00713</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2020</creationdate><topic>Demography</topic><topic>dental assistant</topic><topic>Dental assistants</topic><topic>Dental hygiene</topic><topic>dental hygienist</topic><topic>Dentistry</topic><topic>Hygiene</topic><topic>Lithuania</topic><topic>Oral hygiene</topic><topic>regulation</topic><topic>workforce</topic><topic>workload</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Rederiene, Gitana</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Aidukaite, Greta</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Berlin, Vilija</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Buunk‐Werkhoven, Yvonne A. B.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Puriene, Alina</creatorcontrib><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>Calcium & Calcified Tissue Abstracts</collection><collection>Nursing & Allied Health Premium</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><jtitle>International journal of dental hygiene</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Rederiene, Gitana</au><au>Aidukaite, Greta</au><au>Berlin, Vilija</au><au>Buunk‐Werkhoven, Yvonne A. B.</au><au>Puriene, Alina</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Practice characteristics and views of dental hygienists in Lithuania</atitle><jtitle>International journal of dental hygiene</jtitle><date>2020-11</date><risdate>2020</risdate><volume>18</volume><issue>4</issue><spage>432</spage><epage>438</epage><pages>432-438</pages><issn>1601-5029</issn><eissn>1601-5037</eissn><abstract>Objectives
To evaluate the employment possibilities of Lithuanian dental hygienists.
Methods
The questionnaire asked about the demographics of dental hygienists, characteristics of practice, patient load, career intentions, opinion about dental hygienists workforce and the need of governmental workforce regulation. The study consisted of all licensed dental hygienists in Lithuania in 2018 (N = 1109).
Results
The final response rate was 52.1% (n = 578), 64% (n = 370) of respondents lived in the country’s five main cities, and 73.5% (n = 425) worked in these population centres, with 94.3% (n = 545) worked in private sector. Over two‐thirds of respondents said there was an excess of dental hygienists in Lithuania. Nearly 80% “always” or “sometimes” reported that they had insufficient patients, which may account for the prevalence of supplementary work (48.4%, n = 280), that is work as a dental assistant (67.9%, n = 190). Data obtained show that dental hygienists with less than ten years’ experience were likely to work as a dental assistant (P < .05). Notwithstanding, 73.9% (n = 428) of the dental hygienists reported that they only want to practice their profession. Most (83.4%, n = 483) struggled to find dental hygienist work, and 70.5% (n = 408) wanted regulation of number of dental hygienists at a national level.
Conclusions
The respondents suggested there is (a) a lack of dental hygiene patients, (b) available workload for additional preventive dental hygiene services, (c) pressure to search for additional work, usually as a dental assistant. Governmental support to optimally regulate oral health human resources is, according to most dental hygienists, an emphatic wish as a possible solution at national level.</abstract><cop>Oxford</cop><pub>Blackwell Publishing Ltd</pub><doi>10.1111/idh.12458</doi><tpages>7</tpages><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4990-0117</orcidid></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISSN: 1601-5029 |
| ispartof | International journal of dental hygiene, 2020-11, Vol.18 (4), p.432-438 |
| issn | 1601-5029 1601-5037 |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2423518854 |
| source | Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete |
| subjects | Demography dental assistant Dental assistants Dental hygiene dental hygienist Dentistry Hygiene Lithuania Oral hygiene regulation workforce workload |
| title | Practice characteristics and views of dental hygienists in Lithuania |
| url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-02-01T21%3A01%3A01IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_cross&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Practice%20characteristics%20and%20views%20of%20dental%20hygienists%20in%20Lithuania&rft.jtitle=International%20journal%20of%20dental%20hygiene&rft.au=Rederiene,%20Gitana&rft.date=2020-11&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=432&rft.epage=438&rft.pages=432-438&rft.issn=1601-5029&rft.eissn=1601-5037&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/idh.12458&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_cross%3E2423518854%3C/proquest_cross%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=2451880417&rft_id=info:pmid/&rfr_iscdi=true |