Saudi Dental Hygienists’ Attitudes and Opinions Regarding Establishing a Professional Association Public Deposited
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- March 19, 2019
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Joufi, Ahlam
- Affiliation: School of Dentistry, Division of Allied Dental Education, Dental Hygiene Master's Program
- Abstract
- Professional associations provide resources for members to enhance their careers. Although dental hygiene has been licensed profession in Saudi Arabia since 1980, there is no professional association. Purpose: To assess attitudes and opinions of Saudi dental hygienists regarding establishing a professional association. Methods: After IRB exemption, a cross sectional survey using Qualtrics was utilized A link to the survey was sent to 101 Saudi dental hygienists. Results: Seventy-seven responded a response rate of 70.3%. Most (91.5%, n=65) favored the establishment of a professional association. In addition, 88.1% (n = 59) responded that it would promote professional development and 86.6% (n=58) agreed that their professional needs could be met. Half of those who opposed its creation believed it would promote professional development and meet their professional needs. Conclusion: Saudi dental hygienists support the establishment of a professional association and feel that it would promote the profession and meet their professional needs.
- Date of publication
- May 2017
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- In Copyright
- Advisor
- Brame, Jennifer
- Wilder, Rebecca S.
- Curran, Alice E.
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School
- Graduation year
- 2017
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