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The Relationship between the Sense of Coherence of Dental Hygiene Students in Their Graduation Year and Their View of the Profession and Attitude to Work: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan

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  • Rumi Tano

    (National Institute of Public Health, Wako, Saitama 351-0197, Japan)

  • Hiroko Miura

    (School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-gun, Hokkaido 061-0293, Japan)

  • Katsuo Oshima

    (The Nippon Dental University College at Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8159, Japan)

  • Kanako Noritake

    (Oral Diagnosis and General Dentistry, University Hospital of Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan)

  • Hideki Fukuda

    (National Institute of Public Health, Wako, Saitama 351-0197, Japan)

Abstract

Objective: The need to make sense of coherence in placement support for student dental hygienists has been shown. On this basis, this study investigated the relationship between the sense of coherence of student dental hygienists and their view of the profession and attitude to work in order to clarify how they perceive their prospects for employment. Methods: The subjects were graduation-year students at all of the dental hygienist training institutions in Japan, and anonymous, self-administered questionnaires were sent to the institutions by post in 2019. The results were analyzed by χ 2 tests, as well as one-way analysis of variance and multiple comparisons using Tukey’s test, with the level of significance set at 5%. Results: Of 6270 questionnaires that were returned, 6264 were analyzed. The sense of coherence (SOC) component senses were manageability (F(26,221) = 5306.06, p < 0.01), meaningfulness (F(26,222) = 4373.48, p < 0.01), and comprehensibility (F(26,216) = 3986.12, p < 0.01), with meaningfulness scoring significantly higher than the other two ( p < 0.01). Analysis with SOC scores divided into the low, medium, and high groups showed a relationship between the SOC of student dental hygienists and their view of the profession and attitude to work ( p < 0.01), such that higher SOC scores were associated with a better view of the profession and a better attitude to work (F(26,225) = 282.18, p < 0.01). Conclusions: The results suggest that education that increases SOC in dental hygienist training programs may positively affect future prospects for student dental hygienists.

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  • Rumi Tano & Hiroko Miura & Katsuo Oshima & Kanako Noritake & Hideki Fukuda, 2020. "The Relationship between the Sense of Coherence of Dental Hygiene Students in Their Graduation Year and Their View of the Profession and Attitude to Work: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:24:p:9594-:d:466039
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