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Methods: The subjects were graduation-year students at all of the dental hygienist training institutions in Japan, and anonymous, self-administered questionnaires were sent to the institutions by post in 2019. The results were analyzed by \u03c72 tests, as well as one-way analysis of variance and multiple comparisons using Tukey\u2019s test, with the level of significance set at 5%. Results: Of 6270 questionnaires that were returned, 6264 were analyzed. The sense of coherence (SOC) component senses were manageability (F(26,221) = 5306.06, p &lt; 0.01), meaningfulness (F(26,222) = 4373.48, p &lt; 0.01), and comprehensibility (F(26,216) = 3986.12, p &lt; 0.01), with meaningfulness scoring significantly higher than the other two (p &lt; 0.01). Analysis with SOC scores divided into the low, medium, and high groups showed a relationship between the SOC of student dental hygienists and their view of the profession and attitude to work (p &lt; 0.01), such that higher SOC scores were associated with a better view of the profession and a better attitude to work (F(26,225) = 282.18, p &lt; 0.01). 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