Job satisfaction and its influential factors in dental academic members in tehran, iran.
BACKGROUND
Assessment of job satisfaction of the faculty members and its underlying factors may increase career fulfillment and raise the educational and research productivity, leading to higher quality of dental services at the community level, ultimately improving public oral health status.


OBJECTIVE
This study assessed job satisfaction and its influential factors in dental academic members in Tehran.


METHODS
The job satisfaction level of 203 faculty members was assessed using a Likert scale questionnaire from 0 to 4, with 4 representing very satisfied and 0 not at all satisfied. The analysis of variance was used to compare the responses among dental faculty members of three different universities. The impact of age, gender, academic rank, employment status and the date of employment on the overall faculty job satisfaction was identified by multiple linear regression analysis.


RESULTS
The mean professional satisfaction score among faculty members was 1.5 (0.5) out of four. Among the studied underlying factors, only the date of employment was seen to have a statistically significant impact on the faculties' overall job satisfaction (P= 0.05). There was no difference in job compensation observed between the three dental faculties. Dissatisfying aspects of the academic work included educational and research policies, monetary strategies, quality of leadership and administration, promotion and tenure policies, job security, educational environment, equipments, and facilities. The only satisfying factor was the interaction between faculty colleagues and students.


CONCLUSIONS
Faculty members of Tehran Dental Schools are dissatisfied with their work environments in Tehran Dental Schools. Issues such as salary and remuneration, facilities, equipments, promotion and tenure policies are strongly believed to account for the dissatisfaction.
Dental Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Seraj
Laser Research Center of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Ghadimi
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Mirzaee
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Shahed University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Ahmadi
Department of Oral and Maxilofacial Radiology dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Bashizadeh
Department of Endodontics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Ashofteh-Yazdi
Department of Oral Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Sahebjamee
Dental Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Kharazi
Private Practitioner, Tehran, Iran.
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Jahanmehr
Academic members; Dental; Job satisfaction