RDH eVillage salary survey 2012 1. Default Section Question Title * 1. What is your primary occupation on this date of completing the survey? Dental hygienist Dentist Dental assistant Front office staff member Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Thank you for participating in the 2011 RDH magazine salary survey. What is your estimate for your total annual income as a dental hygienist in 2011? Question Title * 3. In which state do you practice? (Required.) State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming Question Title * 4. Did you graduate from dental hygiene school before or after December 2007 I graduated prior to December 2007 I graduated after December 2007 Question Title * 5. What is your highest level of completed education? Diploma or Certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctoral degree Post-doctoral degree Question Title * 6. On average, how many days per week do you work as a dental hygienist? Unemployed as a dental hygienist One day a week Two days a week Three days a week Four days a week Five days or more a week Question Title * 7. On what basis do you earn your income? (This question allows for the possibility that you work for more than one employer, so check all that apply.) Hourly rate Daily rate Annual salary Percentage of production/collections for hygiene, or commission Question Title * 8. If you earn an hourly rate, what are the rates that you earn? (If you earn an hourly rate from multiple employers, list each one, separating each rate with a comma.) Question Title * 9. If you earn a daily rate, what are the rates that you earn? (If you earn an daily rate from multiple employers, list each one, separating each rate with a comma.) Question Title * 10. If you earn a percentage of production, or commission, please briefly describe the pay arrangement. Question Title * 11. What benefits are available to you through your employer? (Check all that apply.) Health insurance Employer contribution towards retirement Paid vacation and holidays Paid sick leave Life insurance Dental insurance Disability insurance CE tuition reimbursement Question Title * 12. Which setting best describes the office(s) where you practice dental hygiene? Metropolitan area, including suburbs Small town or rural area Question Title * 13. If you chose "metropolitan area" as your answer to the previous question, please choose from one of the metropolitan areas below. New York City Los Angeles Chicago Dallas-Fort Worth Philadelphia Houston Miami Washington, D.C. Atlanta Boston Detroit Phoenix San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Seattle Minneapolis San Diego St. Louis Tampa-St. Petersburg Baltimore Denver Pittsburgh San Antonio Kansas City Indianapolis Austin Other (please specify) Question Title * 14. In what type of dental setting do you practice? (This question does allow you to check multiple answers if you work for more than one employer, or are self-employed.) General Dentistry Periodontics Pediatrics Orthodontics Group Practice Federally qualified health center, or community health center Public or private school-based program Local or state public health department Academic dental center, including research and dental hygiene schools Military/government facility Hospital-based practice Integrated health system Self-employed Question Title * 15. How would you rate the financial health of the dental practice(s) that employ you? Business is good and schedules are always full Business is good, but it has slowed down somewhat You can tell that the practice owners are very concerned about reduced revenues The dental practice's financial health is very weak I am unemployed due to the local economy Question Title * 16. Do you feel national, state, or local economic conditions have affected your ability to earn the maximum income that you pursue? Yes No Question Title * 17. Does the local job market for dental hygienists in your area ever make you consider a career change? Yes, it is highly likely that I will leave the profession Yes, it is something I consider, but remain uncertain if I will actually make the move No, dental hygiene remains my career choice Question Title * 18. In your opinion, what are employment options for dental hygienists like in your area? It is extremely difficult to find a job here; there is a large surplus of dental hygienists. About the same it has always been; hard to find a job at the best dental practices, but jobs are available. There is a shortage of dental hygienists in our area -- more jobs than there are dental hygienists. Question Title * 19. When did you last receive a raise? Within the last 12 months More than a year ago Question Title * 20. Do you think you are receiving raises from your employer(s) at a fair interval? Yes No Question Title * 21. Thank you for participating in the RDH eVillage salary survey. Would you like to make any comments on trends regarding salaries, employment issues, etc., in your area? Done