Database	Detailed search strategies	Records found
MEDLINE/PUBMED	("job satisfaction"[MeSH Terms] OR Job Satisfaction[Text Word]) AND ("dentists"[MeSH Terms] OR Dentists[Text Word])
	385
EMBASE	“job satisfaction” AND dentist	411
Web of Science	ALL FIELDS:(job satisfaction) AND ALL FIELDS:(dentist)	143

MeSH = Medical Subject Headings.

Ultimately, 939 records were found, 385 from MEDLINE/PubMed, 411 from EMBASE, and 143 from the Web of Science. Studies were further selected according to the inclusion criteria listed in the Material and Methods (Figure 1).