Assessing the economic return of specializing in orthodontics or oral and maxillofacial surgery

Cordes, David; Doherty, Neville; Lopez, Rene N

doi:10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0120

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“…The preference for these two specialties was significantly higher in the ‘Emirati’ ethnic group when compared with ‘Others’; however, given that the findings were based on only one cohort in one dental school in the UAE, they should be treated with caution. Globally, these two specialties are the most common in relation to dentistry [22], and both are associated with higher income [23]. Thus, they provide status and financial benefits which may enhance their attractiveness to students; however, decisions about the level of specialist services should depend on the needs and demands of a population [24], and graduates may need to study abroad to pursue their chosen specialty.…”

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Short and long-term career plans of final year dental students in the United Arab Emirates

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BackgroundNew dental schools have been established to train dentists in many parts of the world. This study examines the future dental workforce from the first dental school in the United Arab Emirates [UAE]; the aim of this study was to explore the short and long-term career aspirations of the final year dental students in the UAE in relation to their demography.MethodFinal year dental students of the Ajman University’s College of Dentistry (n=87) were invited to participate in a self-completion questionnaire survey. Descriptive analysis, chi-square tests, and binary logistic regression analysis were carried out on career aspirations using SPSS v20.ResultsEighty-two percent of students (n=71) responded, the majority of whom were female (65%; n=46). Ethnicity was reported as: ‘other Arab’ (61%; n=43), ‘Emirati’ (17%, n=12), and ‘Other’ (21%, n=15). In the short-term, 41% (n=29) expressed a desire to work in government training centres, with Emirati students significantly more likely to do so (p=0.002). ‘Financial stability’ (80%; n=57) and ‘gaining professional experience’ (76%; n=54) emerged as the most important influences on their short-term career plans. The vast majority of students wished to specialise in dentistry (92%; n=65) in the longer term; logistic regression analysis revealed that the odds of specialising in the most popular specialties of Orthodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery were less for the ‘Other’ ethnic group when compared with ‘Emirati’ students (0.26; 95% CI 0.068-0.989; p=0.04). Almost three-quarters of the students overall (72%; n=51) intended to work full-time. ‘High income/financial security’ (97%; n=69), ‘standard of living’ (97%; n=69), ‘work/life balance’ (94%; n=67), and ‘professional fulfilment’ (87%; n=62) were reported by the students as the most influential items affecting their long-term professional career choices.ConclusionThe findings suggest that students aspire to make a long-term contribution to the profession and there is a high level of interest in specialisation with a desire to achieve financial stability and quality of life.

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Short and long-term career plans of final year dental students in the United Arab Emirates

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“…Additionally, research on the economics of pursuing graduate school has been conducted in other health professions. [28][29][30][31] The purpose of this study was to compare the practicing PharmD graduate to the PhD graduate from an economic perspective. Specifically, what are the monetary economic returns associated with earning a PhD degree and following the career paths that commonly result from that degree?…”

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Economic Analysis of Earning a PhD Degree After Completion of a PharmD Degree

Hagemeier¹,

Murawski²

2011

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To determine the net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) for earning a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree and pursuing careers commonly associated with that degree after completion of a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree compared to entering pharmacy practice directly upon completion of the PharmD degree. Methods. Income profiles were constructed based on 2008 annual salary data. NPV and IRR were calculated for careers resulting from the PhD degree and compared to those of the practicing community pharmacist. Trends in IRR also were examined across career paths from 1982 to 2008. A priori assumptions were developed and sensitivity analyses were conducted. Results. The NPVs for all careers associated with the PhD degree were negative compared to that of the practicing community pharmacist. IRRs ranged from -1.4% to 1.3% for PhD careers. Longitudinal examination of IRRs indicated a negative trend from 1982 to 2008. Conclusions. Economic financial incentives for PharmD graduates to pursue graduate school are lacking. The study illustrates the need to consider financial incentives when developing recruitment methods for PharmD graduates to pharmacy graduate programs.

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“…Similarities exist between our methodology and that used in previous works 1 , 2 , 10 – 13 . Like previous researchers, we acquired direct cost information from the ADA's Annual Survey of Dental Education.…”

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“…Though there have been many ROI analyses performed for undergraduate degrees, there is very little recent information related to the ROI for many postgraduate degrees, including dentistry. A review of the literature identified two relatively recent articles that addressed the ROI for postdoctoral dental education 10 , 11 and only a handful of older articles that directly addressed the rate of return (ROR) for a predoctoral dental education. The hypothesis that the decision to enter dental school is directly related to the relative ROR of becoming a dentist was first examined in a study published in 1975, which concluded that ROR had an influence on the occupational choice of the applicant 1 .…”

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The Economic Costs and Benefits of Dental Education: An Empirical Analysis

Stafford

Nourzad

Lobb

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Journal of Dental Education

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The rising costs associated with obtaining a dental education have caused some to question the inancial beneit of pursuing a dental degree. There is a concern that recent graduates may have dificulty inding professional opportunities that provide the income necessary to service their accumulated educational debt. The aim of this study was to evaluate the trends in educational costs to aid in making an accurate appraisal of the inancial beneit of a dental education. Adjusted into constant dollar terms, data from a variety of sources were collected for economic variables such as tuition, fees, student indebtedness, and dentists' earnings. These variables were then analyzed to determine the true costs and beneits of obtaining a dental education. The results showed that, over the course of the last decade, educational costs increased faster than the real net income of practicing dentists, which led to a decline in the return on investment in dental education. However, regardless of an applicant's choice of public or private dental school, there continues to be a positive economic return on students' commitment of both inancial resources and time to receive a dental education.

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Assessing the economic return of specializing in orthodontics or oral and maxillofacial surgery

Cited by 8 publications

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Short and long-term career plans of final year dental students in the United Arab Emirates

Short and long-term career plans of final year dental students in the United Arab Emirates

Economic Analysis of Earning a PhD Degree After Completion of a PharmD Degree

The Economic Costs and Benefits of Dental Education: An Empirical Analysis

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