Table 2 Multiple linear regression model for job satisfaction

Sex

Female

[ref]

Male

-0.22 [-0.55, 0.12]

Ethnicity

Others

[ref]

White

1.05 [0.47, 1.63]***

Multiple ethnicity

0.07 [-1.20, 1.35]

Asian/Asian British

0.71 [0.54, 1.37]*

Black/African/Caribbean/Black British

0.64 [-0.84, 2.13]

Country obtained qualification

Within UK

[ref]

Outside UK

0.23 [-0.34, 0.81]

Duration of primary job role

0-5 years

[ref]

6-10 years

-0.22 [-0.74, 0.30]

11-15 years

-0.10 [-0.61, 0.40]

16-20 years

0.06 [-0.49, 0.60]

21+ years

0.48 [0.05, 0.91]*

Primary role setting

Primary care

[ref]

Secondary care

1.71 [1.04, 2.38]***

University

2.02 [1.19, 2.84]***

Community dental services

1.43 [0.71, 2.15]***

Armed forces/other

1.93 [0.97, 2.90]***

Experience working in other places

Within UK only

[ref]

Outside and within UK

-0.43 [-0.99, 0.14]

Nowhere else

-0.32 [-0.71, 0.07]

Place of current work

Within UK only

[ref]

Outside and within UK

-1.19 [-2.84, 0.45]

Not currently in employment

-1.88 [-3.23, -0.53]^**

Current main role

General dental practitioner

[ref]

Other

2.26 [0.86, 3.65]^**

Further roles in other settings

No further roles

[ref]

1 role

0.45 [0.10, 0.81]*

≥2 roles

0.29 [-0.45, 1.03]

Employment

Full-time (5 days a week)

[ref]

More than 5 days a week

0.02 [-0.69, 0.72]

Part-time

-0.16 [-0.50, 0.17]

Type of service

NHS

[ref]

Private

0.52 [-0.29, 1.34]

Mixed

0.12 [-0.43, 0.67]

Career as envisaged

Yes

[ref]

No

-1.46 [-1.88, -1.05]***

Unsure

-0.13 [-0.67, 0.40]

Career plan changed

Yes

[ref]

No

-0.10 [-0.51, 0.32]

Unsure

-0.39 [-1.01, 0.22]

Planning to change career

Yes

[ref]

No

1.08 [0.72, 1.43]***

Unsure

0.16 [-0.30, 0.62]

Key:

* = p-value <0.05

** = p-value <0.01

*** = p-value <0.001

CI = confidence interval

ref = reference