Dental Hygienists' Turnover Intention and its Related Factors

치과위생사의 이직요인에 대한 조사연구

  • Yoon, Mi-Sook (Department of Dental Hygiene, Shin-heung college) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Hee (Department of Dental Hygiene, Shin-heung college) ;
  • Choi, Mi-Sook (Department of Dental Hygiene, Keuk-dong college)
  • Received : 2006.01.16
  • Accepted : 2006.03.07
  • Published : 2006.03.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to help prevent the turnover of competent dental hygienists in a bid to boost the efficiency of personnel management for dental health care workers and provide higher-quality oral health services. After relevant literature and data were reviewed, a survey was conducted on dental hygienists, who worked at dental institutes, for approximately four months from September to December 2004 to identify what affected their turnover. The findings of the study were as below: 1. Regarding turnover experience, 39.7 percent of the dental hygienists investigated had such an experience. As to turnover frequency, those who took up another employment once made up the largest group(28.2%), followed by twice(8.0%) and three times(2.9%). The most dominant turnover reason was working conditions(66.7%), followed by seeking being hired by larger institutes(36.2%), pay(21.7%), relationship with dentists(11.6%) and commuting distance(11.6%). 2. As for their hope for turnover, 82.8 percent hoped to take up another employment, and working conditions were cited as the most common reason(44.4%), followed by pay(33.3%), commuting distance(18.1%), marriage(13.2%), health/use of leisure time(11.8%), and commuting time(10.4%). 3. Concerning preference for future workplace, 38.5 percent, the largest group, wanted to work at public health clinics. As to a preferred term of working as dental hygienists, 50.0 percent, the greatest group, hoped to serve as dental hygienists until they are financially secure. 34.5 percent, the second largest group, intended to keep working until they reach the age limit. In regard to their responsibility for family economy, 47.7 percent, the greatest percentage, shouldered the partial responsibility for that, and 31.6 percent assumed no responsibility. 4. As to their intention to quit working as dental hygienists, 61.5 percent were willing to do that, and marriage(29.0%) was singled out as the most frequent reason, followed by working conditions(27.1%), child birth(22.4%), health/housework(18.7%), pay(15.9%) and learning/use of free time(15.0%).

유능한 치과위생사의 이직을 예방하여 구강보건 인력관리에 효율성을 증가시키고, 양질의 구강보건서비스를 제공하는 데 기초자료로 활용하고자 문헌과 자료를 조사하고 각 지역의 구강진료기관에 종사하는 치과위생사를 대상으로 2004년 9월부터 12월까지 약 4개월 동안 치과위생사의 이직에 실질적으로 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하여 분석한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 치과위생사의 이직 경험에 대하여 살펴본 결과, 이직경험이 있는 경우는 39.7%로 나타났고, 이직의 횟수는 1회가 28.2%, 2회가 8.0%, 3회가 2.9% 순으로 나타났다. 이직의 원인은 근무조건이 66.7%로 가장 많았고, 다음으로 큰 기관으로의 이동 36.2%, 급여수준 21.7%, 치과의사와의 관계 11.6%, 출퇴근거리 11.6% 순으로 나타났다. 2. 이직 희망 여부에 대하여 살펴본 결과, 희망하고 있는 경우가 82.8%로 나타났으며, 원인으로는 근무조건이 44.4%로 가장 많았고, 다음으로 급여수준 33.3%, 출퇴근거리 18.1%, 결혼 13.2%, 건강 및 여가선용 11.8%, 출퇴근 시간 10.4% 순으로 나타났다. 3. 이직 희망기관으로는 보건(지)소가 38.5%로 가장 많았고, 치과위생사로서 취업을 희망하는 기한에 대해서는 경제적으로 안정될 때까지가 50.0%로 가장 많았고, 다음으로 정년 때까지가 34.5%로 나타났다. 본인소득이 가정경제에 미치는 책임정도에 대해서는 일부 책임이 있다고 응답한 경우가 47.7%로 가장 많았고, 책임이 없다고 응답한 경우가 31.6%로 나타났다. 4. 향후 치과위생사를 그만 둘 계획이 있는지에 대하여 살펴본 결과, 있다고 응답한 경우가 61.5%로 나타났고, 원인으로는 결혼이 29.0%로 가장 많았고, 다음으로 근무조건 27.1%, 출산 22.4%, 건강 및 가사 18.7%, 급여수준 15.9%, 학업과 여가선용 15.0% 순으로 나타났다.

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