Table 4.6 shows results for each motivation band (described in the Introduction) against the variables of age, weekly hours of work, annual leave, NHS share (%) and clinical work (%).
Table 4.6: Relationship between ‘motivation band’ and different variables from Dental Working Patterns survey by dental type, Wales, 2019/20
Dental Type |
Motivation Band |
Full-Year Popln. |
|
Average |
Count |
(%) |
|
'Motivation Index' (%) |
Age |
Weekly Hours |
Leave |
NHS (%) |
Clinical (%) |
Providing-Performer |
Very Low |
62 |
23.2 |
|
14.1 |
46.0 |
43.5 |
3.4 |
78.6 |
75.3 |
Neutral & Low |
89 |
33.5 |
|
41.9 |
50.0 |
37.7 |
5.2 |
59.5 |
76.8 |
High |
105 |
39.4 |
|
64.1 |
50.4 |
38.6 |
4.1 |
55.8 |
78.7 |
Very High |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All |
266 |
100.0 |
|
46.1 |
49.4 |
39.3 |
4.3 |
61.5 |
77.9 |
Associate |
Very Low |
124 |
14.2 |
|
15.6 |
41.1 |
37.9 |
4.4 |
83.3 |
82.8 |
Neutral & Low |
302 |
34.8 |
|
41.1 |
40.1 |
35.3 |
4.5 |
84.9 |
85.2 |
High |
353 |
40.7 |
|
64.0 |
38.4 |
33.9 |
5.0 |
72.9 |
86.8 |
Very High |
89 |
10.3 |
|
89.3 |
36.7 |
34.4 |
4.6 |
65.5 |
90.5 |
All |
869 |
100.0 |
|
51.8 |
39.2 |
35.0 |
4.7 |
77.8 |
86.1 |
All Dentists |
|
1,135 |
100.0 |
|
50.4 |
41.6 |
36.0 |
4.6 |
74.0 |
84.2 |
Note: Some of results shown in the table are based on small sample sizes (<100 by count and <75 per cent of population).
c: Results have been supressed to ensure anonymity due to small sample size
Note: NHS share (%) and clinical work (%) do not take account of the weekly hours of work of individual dentists but just the percentage values recorded in the DWP Survey. This methodology differs to that used in Working Hours Results chapters and these figures may differ.
The full-year population counts in table 4.6 show that over 70% of both dental types lie between the central motivation bands (i.e. ‘neutral & low’ and ‘high’) with the remaining dentists in either the most or least motivated bands (i.e. ‘very high’ or ‘very low’). The results suggest relationships between the motivation bands and some of the measured variables.
- Both groups of dentists appear to exhibit a relationship between NHS share and average ‘motivation index’; those with a higher ‘motivation index’ do less Health Service work compared to those with a lower ‘motivation index’.
- Likewise, there appears to be possible relationships between weekly hours worked and clinical share and the average ‘motivation index’ of both sets of dentists.
Such potential relationships are more easily visualised when considered graphically. The error bars (displaying 95% confidence intervals) allow estimation of the statistical significance of observed changes, and the effect of the low sample size is quite apparent in the charts for both Providing-Performers.
Figures 4.3a and 4.3b: Providing-Performer dentists, plot of average working pattern variables by motivation band, Wales, 2019/20