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Job Satisfaction, Burnout, and Intention to Leave among Dental Hygienists in Clinical Practice

Badal M. Patel, Linda D. Boyd, Jared Vineyard and Lisa LaSpina
American Dental Hygienists' Association April 2021, 95 (2) 28-35;
Badal M. Patel
Graduate of the Master of Science in Dental Hygiene program, Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Linda D. Boyd
Professor and the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Jared Vineyard
Is an adjunct faculty member, Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Lisa LaSpina
Associate professor, Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.
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