title: Factors related to job satisfaction among South Korean dentists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purposes of this study were to investigate the level and distribution of job satisfaction and to explore work environment factors associated with job satisfaction of South Korean dentists.
  
  
  METHODS
  A stratified systematic random sample of 1029 dentists was selected from the 10 357 registered dentists in the Korean Dental Association. They were surveyed via a self-administered mail questionnaire. Job satisfaction was measured by a modified version of the Dentist Satisfaction Survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The response rate was 62.2%. The mean score of overall job satisfaction among South Korean dentists was 3.2 out of 5. In terms of work environment factors, the most satisfying aspect was patient relations (3.7) and the least satisfying aspect was personal time (2.8). Multiple regression analysis identified a model including patient relations, perception of income, personal time, staff, and specialty training that accounted for 35% of variation in overall job satisfaction. The majority of the variance was explained by patient relations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests that patient relations, perception of income, personal time, staff, and specialty training are important work environment factors for job satisfaction among South Korean dentists. The findings of this study will be helpful to policy makers to design plans to increase the level of job satisfaction among South Korean dentists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.
authors.forename: Seong-Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Jae-Kyun
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Youn-Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Woosung
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Keun-Bae
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003797:Dental Staff; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013039:Specialties, Dental / Q000193:education; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D017132:Workplace