Attitudes and behaviors regarding public health of dental school graduates from A. T. Still University

Howell, Scott

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“…Meanwhile, there is a very small volume of literature studying the entrepreneurial behaviors or decisions of dental professionals [11][12][13]. Some studies only explore the motivations of dental students who chose to work in a private practice [14][15][16][17][18]. Since the public healthcare system plays a dominant role in China, an entrepreneurial career and related studies have not yet received much attention.…”

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Dentists’ Entrepreneurial Intention and Associated Factors in Public Hospitals in Southeastern China: A Cross-sectional Study

Wang

Peng

Zhou

et al. 2020

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Background: Due to the rising demand and fast growth opportunities, the private dental care sector in China tried to attracted experienced dentists from the public hospital system, which hence are faced with challenges of talents outflow and shortage.Methods：A dentist’s entrepreneurial intention (EI) was represented by his/her intention of leaving the public hospital system to be engaged in the private sector..Dentists from public hospitals in 9 major cities of 5 provinces in Southeastern China were surveyed in this study. Through a snowball sampling method, a total of 336 questionnaires were collected. The association between the dentists’ EI and their individual characteristics (basic demographic and professional characteristics, entrepreneurial behaviors) were analyzed using logistic regression analysis.Results: In the public hospitals in China studied, female dentists are consistently less likely to report entrepreneurial intention (EI) (OR=0.365, p=0.001). Dentists in the age group of 36 to 45 and those aged over 45 reported much stronger EI (OR=14.205, p=0.012; OR=8.45, p=0.066) than those in 20’s did. Compared with intern dentists, Attending Dentists (OR=7.812, p=0.016) and Associate/Chief Dentists (OR=9.857, p=0.021) were significantly more likely to report EI. Those with master level (OR=0.221, p=0.021) or Doctorate degrees (OR=0.118, p=0.005) are much less likely to report EI. Meanwhile, those in small hospitals ( with employee numbers < 50) reported much stronger EI than those in large hospitals (OR=2.398, p=0.044). Additionally, dentists’ entrepreneurial behaviors, risk aversion attitudes and their family background all have significant associations.Conclusions: The small public hospitals in China especially face a high risk of talented dentist outflow. As an offsetting strategy, these hospitals may consider more active recruiting policy for female dentists or those holding post-graduate degrees due to their good possibility of long term career path in the public hospital system.

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Dentists’ Entrepreneurial Intention and Associated Factors in Public Hospitals in Southeastern China: A Cross-sectional Study

Wang

Peng

Zhou

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“…We found just one study evaluating the impact of completing an MPH degree during dental school on general dentists’ practice behaviors, volunteerism and attitudes towards dental education, practice preparedness and the dental profession ( 17 ). This study found that dentists with an MPH were more likely to practice in a public health setting than those without an MPH degree ( 17 ). There is currently a lack of literature on pediatric dentistry MPH dual degree programs.…”

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A 12-year follow up of principles learned in a pediatric dentistry Master of Public Health dual degree program applied to professional practice

Ramos-Gomez,

Kinsler,

Parkinson

et al. 2024

Front. Med.

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IntroductionDental public health professionals play a critical role in preventing and controlling oral diseases. The purpose of this study was to assess the application of public health principles learned in a pediatric dentistry Master of Public Health (MPH) dual degree program to professional practice upon graduation.MethodsSemi-structured interviews were conducted with pediatric dentistry/MPH dual degree alumni who graduated from the program between 2012 and 2023. Interview questions inquired about characteristics of patient population, location of providers’ clinic/organization, whether the program was worthwhile to their practice and application of principles learned in the program to their professional practice.ResultsTwenty of the 22 program alumni agreed to be interviewed. All alumni thought the program was extremely worthwhile to their practice. They felt the MPH component of the program gave them the public health background and tools they needed to provide comprehensive and holistic care to their patients. Additionally, all alumni reported applying the public health principles they learned in the program to their professional practice through leadership roles, research and teaching that focuses on oral disease prevention and the promotion of dental health.DiscussionGiven the importance of a dental public health professionals’ role in reducing oral health disparities at the population level, more pediatric dentistry MPH dual degree programs are urgently needed. Additionally, more research is necessary to demonstrate the effectiveness of these programs, which will be critical to helping ensure the value of a dual degree in dentistry and public health is recognized and promoted worldwide.

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“…However, currently there is only a very small volume of literature studying this aspect of dentists [5,34,35]. Some studies focused on dental students [36][37][38][39][40], but they are not yet perfectly comparable to dentists in their actual career path with various social-economic responsibilities. The recent rapid growth of private dentistry in China and the high demand for dentists in public hospitals has provided a good research opportunity.…”

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Dentists’ entrepreneurial intention and associated factors in public hospitals in major cities in Guangdong (South China): a cross-sectional study

Wang

Peng

Zhou

et al. 2020

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Background: A rapid growth in private dentistry in China has been observed during recent years. Promoting the entrepreneurship of dentists has increasingly received attention in both dentistry and dental education worldwide. However, understanding about the unique features of entrepreneurial behaviors of dentists remains inadequate.Methods: This study examines dentist’s entrepreneurial intention (EI), which was represented by his/her intention of leaving the public hospital system to be engaged in the private sector. Through a snowball sampling method, a total of 336 questionnaires from public hospitals in five major cities in Guangdong Province (China) were collected. The association between the dentists’ EI and their individual characteristics were analyzed using a logistic regression model.Results: In the sample studied, 35.7% of the respondents reported to have EI. Female dentists are less likely to report EI (OR=0.365, p =0.001). Dentists in the age group of 36 to 45 years (OR=14.205, p =0.012) and those aged over 45 years (OR=8.45, p =0.066) reported respectively a much stronger EI than those in their 20s. Compared with intern dentists, attending dentists (OR=7.812, p =0.016) and associate/chief dentists (OR=9.857, p =0.021) were significantly more likely to report EI. Those with master level (OR=0.221, p =0.021) or doctorate degrees (OR=0.118, p =0.005) are much less likely to report EI. Meanwhile, those in mid-large hospitals (with 101-200 employees) (OR=3.554, p =0.036) and small hospitals (with < 50 employees) (OR=2.398, p =0.044) reported a stronger EI than those in large hospitals. Additionally, dentists’ entrepreneurial behaviors, risk aversion attitudes and their family background all have significant associations.Conclusions: Since dentistry is a knowledge-intensive industry, dentists’ entrepreneurial behaviors have their own features. The findings by this study suggest that, accumulation of practical skills in a dental career, as implied by age, professional qualifications and leadership skills, help to promote EI, whereas an academic oriented education degree per se does not. Dentists in mid-large and small hospitals, rather than in top large hospitals in China, have higher EI. Additionally, female dentists may need more social supports to develop a higher EI. These findings have practical implications for the promotion of EI among dentists.

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Attitudes and behaviors regarding public health of dental school graduates from A. T. Still University

Cited by 7 publications

References 18 publications

Dentists’ Entrepreneurial Intention and Associated Factors in Public Hospitals in Southeastern China: A Cross-sectional Study

Dentists’ Entrepreneurial Intention and Associated Factors in Public Hospitals in Southeastern China: A Cross-sectional Study

A 12-year follow up of principles learned in a pediatric dentistry Master of Public Health dual degree program applied to professional practice

Dentists’ entrepreneurial intention and associated factors in public hospitals in major cities in Guangdong (South China): a cross-sectional study

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