• RDH Employment Survey

    • This is an anonymous survey
    • VCDHA is not able to view who filled this survey out.
    • We appreciate your honest feedback.
    • We will be updating the results for this survey on our website as more submissions come in. Please check vcdha.com for results. 
    • If you filled out this survey at our class on 5/30/26, please fill this out again since we have added more questions to this version of the survey. 
    • If you would like to have additional questions added to the survey, please email us at vcdha805@gmail.com. We appreciate your ideas!
    • This is for California RDH only.
    • If you work in multiple offices, please fill out a new form for each office. 
    • If you have not worked in the past 2 years, please exit the survey. We are trying to keep the results as current as possible. 
    • If you have not worked within the last 2 years, fill the information out for the last office you worked for.
    • There are a lot of questions on this survey because we have found that there are so many different variables between offices. These details help gain a better explanation of the daily rates and benefits offered. 
    • Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey! 

     

  • Today's Date*
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  • Employment Status (Reminder, if you haven’t worked in the past 2 years, please exit the survey)*
  • How many offices do you work in? If more than one, fill out a new form for each office*
  • How long have you worked clinical hygiene?*
  • What city is your office located in?*
  • Are you a permanent employee at your office or do you temp only there?*
  • How many days do you work per week at this office? (including partial days)*
  • What days of the week do you work at this office?*
  • How many hours do you work at this office typically per day?*
  • How many patients do you see per day at this office?*
  • Is this office a corporate office?*
  • Type of practice*
  • What is your hourly range per hour at this office?*
  • Are you aware that under California labor laws, that hygienists should be paid overtime?*
  • Are you paid overtime?*
  • Does this office offer a bonus system? (for additional procedures or meeting production goal)*
  • Do you get any paid holidays?*
  • NOT including sick days, how many VACATION days do you currently get per year?*
  • Are you aware that as of 1/1/2024, the California labor laws changed the amount of sick days per year 3 days to 5 days?*

  • You earn 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. Both regular and overtime hours count towards your total. You must work 30 days within a year to qualify for leave. Please check the CA Department of Industrial Relations for more information and eligibility requirements. 

  • If you are sick, how many days are provided to you per year*
  • Does your office pay out the unused sick days at the end of the year?*
  • Does your office give you medical insurance or a stipend to offset the premiums?*
  • Does this office offer any retirement benefits/accounts? (401K/IRA/Profit sharing)*
  • If your office offers retirement account, do they offer any type of matching?
  • Are your uniforms supplied for you? (don't include lab coats)*
  • Do you as an employee get free/ discounted dental treatment?*
  • Do your family members get free/ discounted dental treatment?*
  • Do you get any CE's covered?*
  • Are you able to order instruments as needed?*
  • Does your office have a functioning ultrasonic scaler?*
  • Are you able to order ultrasonic scaler replacements as needed?*
  • What type of x-ray machine do you have?*
  • What type of charts do you use?*
  • Is your scheduled based on "Assisted Hygiene" (you do perio procedure only and assistant does x-rays, exams, and room turnover)*
  • Does assistant help with perio charting?*
  • Does assistant help with room turnover if needed?*
  • Do you feel respected by your employer?*
  • Do you feel respected by other staff members?*
  • Do the assistants help with sterilization if needed?*

  • If you would like to connect with VCDHA about this survey, please email us directly at vcdha805@gmail.com.

    Thank you again for participating in this survey. 

    These anonymous survey results will be posted on our website and updated periodically as we recieve more submissions. 

    Reminder: If you work in multiple offices, please fill out this form for each office.

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