RDH Career satisfaction survey Question Title * 1. Thank you participating in the RDH eVillage Career Satisfaction Survey. First, please enter the state where the majority of your duties for your job are carried out. 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 * 2. Please indicated the decade on when you graduated from dental hygiene school: 1960s or before 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Question Title * 3. What is your primary current occupation: Clinical dental hygiene practice Dental consultant Dental sales Academician Dental office manager Dentist Dental assisting Public health Question Title * 4. Overall, are you satisfied with your career decision to become a registered dental hygienist? Yes No Not applicable Question Title * 5. Who do you primarily chat with when thinking about changing your career path? Family member Colleague Employer Best friend Professional coach/mentor A stranger A pet Question Title * 6. Please estimate how often you think about leaving your current career as a dental hygienist. Never Hourly Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Once a decade Not applicable Question Title * 7. In your opinion, how likely is it that you would change jobs within the next 12 months if you became aware of the right opportunity? Very likely Uncertain Very unlikely Question Title * 8. What would need to happen, or what conditions should exist, in order for you to make a job change? Question Title * 9. Do you feel like there is room for professional advancement or career growth in your current employment situation? Yes No Uncertain Question Title * 10. What type of advancement or career growth do you desire? (Check all that apply.) More income Additional responsibilities More latitude to accomplish current responsibilities Better job benefits Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. Do you feel underemployed in your current work situation? Yes No Uncertain Question Title * 12. What is your opinion of the managerial skills exhibited by your supervisor/employer/manager? Very high, positive opinion Peaks and valleys, but generally OK Low opinion Don’t have an opinion Question Title * 13. What is your opinion of the clinical skills demonstrated by the primary dentist in your work situation? Exceptional Good Well, they have a license Question Title * 14. Are the dentist and manager alluded to in the two preceding questions the same person? Yes No Question Title * 15. If you said the statements below about your current employment situations, in retrospect would you say they were true or false statements? True False “I like the people I work with.” “I like the people I work with.” True “I like the people I work with.” False “I have a good work/life balance.” “I have a good work/life balance.” True “I have a good work/life balance.” False “I have good benefits.” “I have good benefits.” True “I have good benefits.” False “I make a good salary.” “I make a good salary.” True “I make a good salary.” False “There still is a lot of uncertainty in the dental hygiene job market.” “There still is a lot of uncertainty in the dental hygiene job market.” True “There still is a lot of uncertainty in the dental hygiene job market.” False “I have a good boss who watches out for me.” “I have a good boss who watches out for me.” True “I have a good boss who watches out for me.” False “I feel valued, and my accomplishments are recognized.” “I feel valued, and my accomplishments are recognized.” True “I feel valued, and my accomplishments are recognized.” False Question Title * 16. Are you satisfied with your efforts to balance your work life with your personal life? Almost always Sometimes Unsatisfied Question Title * 17. Please estimate how often do you feel stressed by your job as a dental hygienist. Never Hourly Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Not applicable Question Title * 18. When you have recently felt stressed during work hours, what relationships typically cause the stress? Employer/supervisor Personal effort to manage workload Life issues outside the workplace Relationships with coworkers Relationships with patients Question Title * 19. Has workplace stress caused you any physical illness, insomnia, depression, etc.? Yes No Uncertain Question Title * 20. Has workplace stress recently (within last year) impacted your relationships with family members? Yes No Uncertain Question Title * 21. What is your preferred method for dealing with stress? (Honesty would be appreciated, since this survey is anonymous.) Vent to family member or friend Prayer, or other spiritual reflection Step away from situation for a short break Take a vacation day Exercise Eat Drink alcoholic beverages Relax with pet No effort is made to deal with the stress Question Title * 22. Have you shared your level of stress with your employer/colleagues you work with? Yes No Not applicable Question Title * 23. Do you feel like your employer cares about the stress you feel, or takes steps to prevent stress in your workday? Yes No Uncertain Question Title * 24. If you could move out of clinical hygiene, what direction would you like to take? (Choose all options that you may have or would consider.) Consulting Teaching in an academic institution Research Working for a dental manufacturer, dealer Leaving for a profession outside of dentistry Staying right where you are Entrepreneur Other (please specify) Question Title * 25. Thank you for answering the questions above. If you have any comments about a career in dental hygiene, or the stress endured by dental hygienists, we encourage you to let us know what you think. Done