TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of job satisfaction among dental educators in a dental college at Davangere city, Karnataka
T2 - A cross-sectional questionnaire based study
AU - Kalra, Dheeraj
AU - Kalra, Rinku
AU - Kini, Prajna V.
AU - Jathanna, Vinod R.
AU - Prashant, G. M.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Context: Low job satisfaction has been linked to high turnover of dentists and dental auxiliaries with resultant loss of productivity and reduced quality of patient care. An uncomfortable atmosphere that does not welcome all members can create a negative work environment that undermines productivity. Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the Job Satisfaction among Dental Educators in a dental college at Davangere city, Karnataka.Method and Material: Settings and Design: A questionnaire measuring dimensions of job satisfaction was distributed to dental faculty and was collected back with two rounds of follow-ups. Statistical analysis used: The test for significance to find out association between various variables was done using chi square. Results: A total of 84 dental faculty responded (100% response rate). Analysis showed that the overall job satisfaction was 62.76%. However, analysis could not show significant associations between levels of job satisfaction and variables like gender, age, academic post, marital status, administrative responsibility in job, years of experience in the profession and vacations per year. Conclusions: Overall the job satisfaction is high among the dental faculty in the present study, however the least satisfying aspect being salary and reasonable level of financial security.
AB - Context: Low job satisfaction has been linked to high turnover of dentists and dental auxiliaries with resultant loss of productivity and reduced quality of patient care. An uncomfortable atmosphere that does not welcome all members can create a negative work environment that undermines productivity. Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the Job Satisfaction among Dental Educators in a dental college at Davangere city, Karnataka.Method and Material: Settings and Design: A questionnaire measuring dimensions of job satisfaction was distributed to dental faculty and was collected back with two rounds of follow-ups. Statistical analysis used: The test for significance to find out association between various variables was done using chi square. Results: A total of 84 dental faculty responded (100% response rate). Analysis showed that the overall job satisfaction was 62.76%. However, analysis could not show significant associations between levels of job satisfaction and variables like gender, age, academic post, marital status, administrative responsibility in job, years of experience in the profession and vacations per year. Conclusions: Overall the job satisfaction is high among the dental faculty in the present study, however the least satisfying aspect being salary and reasonable level of financial security.
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U2 - 10.5958/0976-5506.2015.00231.4
DO - 10.5958/0976-5506.2015.00231.4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84942925797
SN - 0976-0245
VL - 6
SP - 220
EP - 225
JO - Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development
JF - Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development
IS - 4
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