Country and gender differences in the motivation of dental students—An international comparison

Haslach, Sandra D.; Aytepe, Zeynep; Kokkari, Anne; Azrak, Birguel; Ehlers, Vicky; Herz, Marco M.; Jerg-Bretzke, Lucia; Geibel, Margrit-Ann

doi:10.1111/eje.12386

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“…Motivations for dental students deciding to study dentistry are most frequently the lack of admission to medical school, interest in dentistry, and the prestige and respect gained through the profession; a rarely mentioned reason is the influence of other dentists [ 24 ]. These findings were confirmed in an international European survey, where motivations such as independence, financial freedom, working with one’s hands, the ability to help people, but also status/prestige, time management and career diversity [ 25 ] were mentioned.…”

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confidence: 61%

Expectations Regarding Dental Practice: A Cross-Sectional Survey of European Dental Students

Wolf

Wagner

Zeyer

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Obtaining information on expectations among dental students regarding their career planning was the main purpose of this observational online survey. The questionnaire was designed with 18 items in five different languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Data were collected on nationality, age, sex, country of residence, university attended, semester, expected year of graduation and expectations about future career. More than 3000 participants (n = 3851, 2863 females 74.34% and 988 males 25.66% with a sex ratio of 0.35) participated in the survey. Almost one-third (31.29%) of the participants plan to start their own practice at least three years after vocational training, a quarter (25.76%) after three, and only 12.59% after one year. A positive influence of the family in the decision to start a practice was observed in 50.07% of the sample with a statistically significant difference regarding sex (p < 0.01). Almost one-third of the participants did not wish to work in an institution run by private equity or insurance companies, while 21.79% would work in that environment (p < 0.01). European dental students desire mainly to become self-employed and start their own practice. New professional practices also offer them options for their future career that they have not yet decided on or thought about.

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Expectations Regarding Dental Practice: A Cross-Sectional Survey of European Dental Students

Wolf

Wagner

Zeyer

et al. 2020

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“…7 Data of the MOOC course were collected in the Arouca Platform. 3 Descriptive statistics are used for the data presentation.…”

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“…2 In partnership with public Brazilian universities, UNA-SUS provides continuing education to qualifies thousands of healthcare professionals throughout the country by means of distance courses. 3 A distance course, in the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) modality, was developed to provide continuing dental education to assist dental surgeons in managing patients with chronic diseases.…”

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Feminisation of Dentistry in Brazil from the Perspective of a MOOC-Type Distance Course - A Short Report

Garrido

Huanca

Oliveira

et al. 2019

J Int Soc Telemed eHealth

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The Brazilian public healthcare system (SUS - Brazilian Healthcare System) provides free dental care, covering almost half of the Brazilian population. Providing continuing education to thousands of professionals is a difficult and expensive task given the country’s large size. SUS' Open University in partnership with public universities provides ongoing education to thousands of healthcare professionals using technological resources for distance learning. A distance learning course, in the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) modality, was developed to provide continuing medical education for dental surgeons to assist patients with chronic diseases. The course is free and has registered 13,089 participants. Aim: The purpose of this study is to present the profile of the MOOC course participants. Methods: Secondary data were obtained from Federal Council of Dentistry, the National Registry of Health Facilities, the National Institute for Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira and the Registry of Higher Education Institutions and Courses (e-MEC). Data of the MOOC course were collected in the Arouca Platform. Results: Dentists in Brazil are predominantly female. However, in some specialties there are more men than women. The majority of participants on the course were female 73.5% and in the age group of 21-40 years. Conclusion: This phenomenon is similar to other countries, and needs to be better investigated in Brazil, so that public policies of continuing education of healthcare professionals by means of distance learning, may take the profession's feminisation into consideration.

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“…In line with the feminization of the dentistry workforce, a good work environment and effective time management are expected to play increasingly important roles in future workforce planning 2) . The results of the present study suggest that, compared with their male counterparts, female orthodontists already excel at time management in the workplace.…”

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“…The accredited orthodontist system was launched in 1990 and, as of May 2018, 3,202 orthodontists had been enrolled at the time of this study. Accredited orthodontists who (1) possess a Japanese dentist's license; (2) have been members of the society for at least 5 years; (3) have completed at least 5 years of clinical orthodontics training inclusive of an initial period of basic orthodontic training at a training institution designated by the Society, or else possess equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience thereto; (4) have published a paper relating to clinical orthodontics in an academic publication recognized by the Society; and (5) are able to adhere to the Society's Code of Ethics, are eligible to apply for accreditation, for which they must undergo and pass a case review. Afterwards, Board-certified orthodontists, a qualification established in 2006, are those who, after earning accreditation as orthodontists, have gone on to pass a review of 10 high-difficulty-level special problem cases.…”

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Demographics of Postgraduate Training Course at Tokyo Dental College Department of Orthodontics and Alumni Working Trends

Miyazaki

Motegi

Sueishi

2019

Bull. Tokyo Dent. Coll.

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The postgraduate training course at the Department of Orthodontics of Tokyo Dental College, which started in April 1975, comprises a 3-year curriculum aimed at fostering orthodontic specialists. A system of Accreditation for Orthodontists was introduced by the Japan Orthodontic Society in 1990, since which time, this postgraduate training course has also sought to provide the basic training required to obtain such certification. The purpose of this study was to investigate the demographics of the students on this course and the current work status of its graduates by means of a questionnaire-based survey. The results revealed that, when the fortieth intake of students graduated in March 2017, the total number completing the course had reached 326. The annual mean number of students on this course was 8.2, and recent years have seen a marked increase in the number of women enrolling. In total, 37.5% of the questionnaire respondents had opened orthodontic clinics; 14.8% had opened general dentistry clinics; and 42.6% were working as employees. In addition, 46.2% had an additional place of employment other than their principal place of employment, mainly at a general dentistry clinic. Regarding the field of treatment, 82.4% provided solely orthodontic treatment. We believe that this may because all the responders had completed the postgraduate orthodontics course. The rate of earning accreditation as an orthodontist was high (82.4%), with no difference in the rate of acquisition between men and women. The rate of qualification as a Boardcertified orthodontist was 17.9%, with the rate of acquisition by women approximately half of that by men. The number of female orthodontists is rising, and no difference was observed between sexes in the rate of acquiring accreditation as an orthodontist. Women were found to be lagging behind men, however, in regard to the rate of advancement to masters/PHD programs; qualifying as a Board-certified orthodontist; opening an orthodontic practice; and number of days worked. These findings suggest that there are differences in regard to the actual working conditions among the alumni of our postgraduate orthodontic training course, and that these differences are sex-based.

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Country and gender differences in the motivation of dental students—An international comparison

Cited by 25 publications

References 23 publications

Expectations Regarding Dental Practice: A Cross-Sectional Survey of European Dental Students

Expectations Regarding Dental Practice: A Cross-Sectional Survey of European Dental Students

Feminisation of Dentistry in Brazil from the Perspective of a MOOC-Type Distance Course - A Short Report

Demographics of Postgraduate Training Course at Tokyo Dental College Department of Orthodontics and Alumni Working Trends

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