ORIGINAL ARTICLE
A Abu Bakar NA Mohd Nor N Ab-Murat N Jaafar
Authors’ affiliations: A Abu Bakar, Oral Health Division, Ministry of Health, Putrajaya, Malaysia NA Mohd Nor, N Ab-Murat and N Jaafar, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Community Oral Health & Clinical Prevention, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Correspondence to: Dr N.A. Mohd Nor Department of Community Oral Health & Clinical Prevention Faculty of Dentistry University Malaya Kuala Lumpur 50603 Malaysia Tel.: +00603 79674805 Fax: +00603 79674532 E-mail: [email protected]
Job satisfaction and perceived future roles of Malaysian dental therapists: findings from a national survey Abstract: Objective: To assess Malaysian dental therapists’ perceptions of their job satisfaction and future roles. Methods: A nationwide postal survey involving all Malaysian dental therapists who met the inclusion criteria (n = 1726). Results: The response rate was 76.8%. All respondents were females; mean age 35.4 years (SD = 8.4). Majority were married (85.5%) and more than one-half had a working experience of
A Abu Bakar NA Mohd Nor N Ab-Murat N Jaafar
Authors’ affiliations: A Abu Bakar, Oral Health Division, Ministry of Health, Putrajaya, Malaysia NA Mohd Nor, N Ab-Murat and N Jaafar, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Community Oral Health & Clinical Prevention, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Correspondence to: Dr N.A. Mohd Nor Department of Community Oral Health & Clinical Prevention Faculty of Dentistry University Malaya Kuala Lumpur 50603 Malaysia Tel.: +00603 79674805 Fax: +00603 79674532 E-mail: [email protected]
Job satisfaction and perceived future roles of Malaysian dental therapists: findings from a national survey Abstract: Objective: To assess Malaysian dental therapists’ perceptions of their job satisfaction and future roles. Methods: A nationwide postal survey involving all Malaysian dental therapists who met the inclusion criteria (n = 1726). Results: The response rate was 76.8%. All respondents were females; mean age 35.4 years (SD = 8.4). Majority were married (85.5%) and more than one-half had a working experience of
