title: Search for orthodontic assistant personality profile.
abstract: A study of 124 orthodontists and 476 auxiliaries was undertaken to learn whether successful chairside assistants had a special personality as shown by the Cattell 16 PF test. The successful and unsuccessful orthodontic assistants differed significantly in only one respect. The successful assistants generally displayed more conscientiousness than the nonsuccessful assistants. This study suggests that most orthodontic assistants come from a group of women that differs little from the mean of the general population.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Westbrook
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D003727:Dental Auxiliaries / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009970:Orthodontics; D010551:Personality; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010559:Personnel Management