14 - Job Satisfaction Among Pediatric Dentists

Abstract: Purpose
More and more pediatric dentists graduate every year, and with that, more join the workforce. There have also been many growing and evolving practice models in the world of pediatric dentistry. This study is meant to analyze job satisfaction amongst dentists in different practice models and look for correlations between job satisfaction and the type of reported training that the residents received during their residency on different practice models.
 
Methods
A 20 question survey was emailed to all active members of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. A total of 6575 emails were sent, with 428 (6.51%) completed surveys returned.
 
Results Most of the respondents are working in a group practice (46.3%). Our results showed that practitioners who worked in a solo practice were the most satisfied at 76.8%. We did not find any statistical differences amongst those who received sufficient training regarding different practice models. Neither test resulted in any significant differences in job satisfaction. The survey also showed that the most common complaint that people had for their job is the lack of staff (35.5% of respondents).
 
Conclusions
Further research with larger sample sizes need to be completed to see if there is any correlation between job satisfaction and multiple variables associated with practice models. There is also a need for more staff in dental offices.

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