Objectives@#This study aimed to determine the relationship between English
communication ability and
job satisfaction of
dental hygienists involved in the process of providing
dental health services to
foreigners and to analyze factors related to
job satisfaction. @*
Methods@#Both online and offline surveys were conducted in parallel to
measure English
communication competency and
job satisfaction. Participants were 195 clinical
dental hygienists provided
dental health services to
foreigners. Spearman’s rho
analysis was performed on the correlation between English
communication ability, and
job satisfaction, and a stepwise multiple
regression analysis was performed on the factors related to the
job satisfaction of the
dental hygienist. @*Results@#The
job satisfaction of
dental hygienists was 2.99 point out of 5 points. There was a strong positive relationship between English
communication ability and english
communication frequency (r=0.682), and the higher the English
communication ability, the higher the
job satisfaction (r=0.357).Factors affecting
job satisfaction were English
communication ability (β=0.378,P<0.001) and foreign
medical assistance (β=0.391, P<0.001). The adjusted explanatory
power of this model was 34.9%. @*Conclusions@#The
job satisfaction of
dental hygienists who provided
dental health services to
foreigners was low. English
communication ability and experience in foreign
medical assistance were significant influencing factors of
job satisfaction. These results suggest that
education for improving the English
communication skills of
dental hygienists should be strengthened.