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Table 1 Research participants

From: Dental hygienists’ perceptions of professionalism are multidimensional and context-dependent: a qualitative study in Japan

DH

Age

Educational degree

Type of institutiona

Years of active practice

Previous practice setting

General practice in dental clinic

Hospital practice or nursing home with IPW

A

20s

Bachelor Master

Undergrad. Postgrad.

1

  

B

20s

Certificate

Technical college

8

 

C

20s

Diploma Master

College Postgrad.

3

  

D

20s

Bachelor Master

Undergrad. Postgrad.

3

  

E

20s

Bachelor

Undergrad.

5

 

F

30s

Diploma

Collage

18

  

G

30s

Diploma

College

16

  

H

30s

Certificate

Technical college

19

 

I

30s

Diploma

College

9

 

J

30s

Diploma

College

16

K

40s

Certificate

Technical college

17

L

40s

Certificate

Technical college

20

 

M

40s

Diploma

College

23

  

N

40s

Certificate

Technical college

27

O

50s

Certificate

Technical college

37

  

P

50s

Certificate

Technical college

35

  

Q

50s

Certificate

Technical college

32

  

R

50s

Certificate

Technical college

21

  1. aPostgraduate school (two-year), Undergraduate school (four-year), College (two- or three-year), Technical college (two-year)