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Factors Related To Turnover Intention Among Thai Dentists, Chanchai Hosanguan

Chulalongkorn University Dental Journal

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate factors associated with turnover intention of Thai dentists. Materials and methods A mailed survey was conducted on a systematic random sample of 2,723 Thai dentists, 733 of which returned completed questionnaires. Turnover intention was assessed by dentistsû intenion to change job or have a career break within 5 years. Demographic, economic, practice characteristic and psychosocial work environment factors were used to build three logistic models for the public and private sectors, as well as for the overall sample. Results Overall, 41.5% of dentists reported turnover intention-55.6% for public dentists and 21.5% …