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Participants received a cover letter with a questionnaire. Findings were analysed using descriptive data techniques. Chi\u2010square test was used to determine the statistically significant differences across demographic variables and career satisfaction's factors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>About 22.5% of the participants are not working as dental hygienist. Dental hygiene profession in Jordan includes predominantly (74.0%) females. Majority of them (51.9%) were employed in <jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">JUST<\/jats:styled-content>,<\/jats:italic> and minority (6.3%) in <jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MOH<\/jats:styled-content><\/jats:italic>. Most of them (56.4%) were aged 24\u201329\u00a0years old, and mostly 62.2% with \u22641 child. About 53.1% employed by general dentist. Almost 35.3% had \u22654\u00a0years' job experience. Majority (47.6%) expressed high level of satisfaction with dental materials and equipment to practice work; however, only 2.0% expressed very high level of satisfaction with employment policies. Almost 32.4% expressed low level of satisfaction with salary level. Minority (2.0%) expressed dissatisfaction with quality of dentist's work. Statistically significant association was found between workplace, and dental materials and equipment to practice work, salary level, employment policies (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.003, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.003, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.026), and number of children with flexibility in work hours (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Jordanian dental hygienists' workplacesatisfaction w as significantly associated with dental materials and equipment to practice work, salary level, and employment policies. 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