It’s not just about the money: recruitment and retention of clinical staff in general dental practice - part 1: dentists

Holloway, Jessica A. and Chestnutt, Ivor G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9228-800X 2024. It’s not just about the money: recruitment and retention of clinical staff in general dental practice - part 1: dentists. Primary Dental Journal 13 (1) , pp. 38-54. 10.1177/20501684241232212

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Abstract

Increasing difficulties in recruitment and retention of dentists and dental care professionals in general dental practice in the UK is affecting delivery of NHS dental services. Reports of dissatisfaction among the general dental practice workforce indicate there is a significant risk to the future dental workforce supply which will affect access to dental care and worsen oral health inequalities. Understanding the factors related to job satisfaction and dissatisfaction of dental professionals would be useful in managing recruitment and retention issues and ensure a dental workforce exists which is able to meet the needs of the population. The aim of this literature review was to identify factors which contribute to job satisfaction and dissatisfaction of clinical staff in general dental practice. Database searching was conducted systematically through PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Ovid, and the National Grey Literature Collection. Part 1 of this two-part series discusses the factors relating to dentists. Twenty-two relevant articles were identified, which were qualitatively analysed using Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory as an analysis tool. Target-driven and restrictive contractual arrangements are a major factor contributing to dissatisfaction of dentists, as well as time pressures, poor quality equipment, and unfair remuneration. Dental contract reform should aim to minimise factors contributing to dissatisfaction and increase factors which increase satisfaction, if sufficient numbers of dentists are to be persuaded to continue to provide state-funded dentistry.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Dentistry
Publisher:	Fgop
ISSN:	2050-1684
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	15 May 2024
Date of Acceptance:	3 January 2024
Last Modified:	09 Nov 2024 21:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/168919

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