A survey of dental school applicants' career intentions and the balance with family life

Senior dental students' career intentions, work-life balance and retirement plans

“…The questionnaire was essentially the same as described in our previous publications 1,2 except that some addi tional questions were added in con cerning retirement plans in addition to a work/childcare balance scenario. The questionnaires were distributed to 4th and final year students at Dun dee and Manchester dental schools.…”

“…Previously we have reported 1,2 on the attitudes and backgrounds of applicants to the undergraduate dental courses at the Universities of Manchester and 1* Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry, 2 Senior Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry, Dundee Dental School, Univer sity of Dundee; 3 Lecturer in Psychology, Division of Psychology, School of Social and Health Sciences, Uni versity of Abertay; 4 Lecturer/Specialist in Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Manchester *Correspondence to: Dr Fiona Stewart Email: f.m.j.stewart@dundee.ac.uk Dundee. A particular emphasis was placed on discovering motivating fac tors, the applicants' future career plans, gender differences and how they pro posed to address work-life balance issues.…”

Career Development Plans of Dental Students at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania

“…Moreover, "Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery" and "Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics" were the two most chosen Clinical specialties in this study. Several studies worldwide showed that those two clinical disciplines are liked by many students (Cordes et al, 2001;Stewart et al, 2005;Gallagher et al, 2008;Aggarwal et al, 2012;Dhima et al, 2012;Rashid et al, 2013;Sam et al, 2016), since they are both considered as fields with the best future in terms of income (Stewart, Drummond, Carson, & Hoad Reddick, 2005;Maidment, 2011). This information is crucial for development of demand driven courses in Universities; it has principally enlightened the current researchers on the need to develop Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics postgraduate course, which is not yet established at…”

Future Prospectives and Career Intentions of Dental Students of AP State in South India

“…1 Research into the motivation of individuals who choose dentistry as a professional career demonstrates a wide range of motivational factors. [2][3][4][5] .…”