Dental Education: Evolving Student Trends

Woolfolk, Marilyn W.; Price, Shelia S.

doi:10.1002/j.0022-0337.2012.76.1.tb05234.x

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“…Our results indicate that career advice to senior dental students is still unsatisfactory. Such guidance to dental students should be based on communities` needs and respective oral healthcare plans and this cannot be over emphasized and has been highlighted both regionally [ 8 ] and internationally [ 31 ]. More efforts should be made in this direction by respective national dental associations in collaboration with dental schools.…”

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Career perspectives of senior dental students from different backgrounds at a single Middle Eastern institution

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BackgroundDifferences between dental students in terms of social, economic and cultural backgrounds are likely to impact their professional career plans. The aim of this study was to explore the professional career plans among final year dental students from different backgrounds at a single Middle Eastern institution (Jordan university of Science and Technology-JUST).MethodsFifth year dental students at JUST were invited to fill out a paper based self-administered questionnaire. Data was collected on students` demographics, their future career plans and the impact of social and economic changes on such plans, their interest in postgraduate studies and the specialty of choice in addition to the influence of a group of factors on that choice. Data was also collected on the value of non-academic workshops, guidance regarding career plans, participants` preferred pattern of work (full-time versus part-time) and retirement plans. Students were categorized according to their nationalities. Pearson’s chi squared test, one way ANOVA and post hoc tests were used to measure statistical significance between measured variables and backgrounds of participants. The level of significance was set at P ≤ 0.05.ResultsA total of 227 students completed the survey (response rate = 84%). 47% of the participants were Jordanians, 27% were Malaysians, 11% were from Gulf States (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar), 10% were from conflict zones in the Middle East (Syria, Iraq, Palestine and Yemen) and 5% comprised students from other nationalities. Significant differences were found between students from different backgrounds in their funding sources (Chi square = 132, P < 0.01), practice plans (Chi square = 43, P < 0.01), the impact of social and economic changes on their career choices (Chi square = 34, P < 0.01), planned work pattern within the first 10 years post-graduation (chi square = 18, P < 0.05) and 10–20 years after graduation (69%, Chi square = 22, P < 0.01) and retirement plans (Chi square = 25, P < 0.05). Students from different nationalities agreed on most factors affecting their choice of a specialty, except for the reputation of the specialty (P < 0.05).ConclusionSeveral differences in career plans were found between dental students from variable backgrounds studying a single institution. Many of these disparities could reflect variations in socioeconomic backgrounds.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12909-018-1386-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Career perspectives of senior dental students from different backgrounds at a single Middle Eastern institution

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“…For example, computer–based submission of claims reduces the turnaround time for reimbursement significantly. Another explanation for why younger graduation cohorts may be more likely to provide care for underserved patients could be that more women have been included in more recent cohorts compared to the oldest cohorts 27 . Such demographic changes might affect practice characteristics.…”

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Community–Based Dental Education and Dentists’ Attitudes and Behavior Concerning Patients from Underserved Populations

Rohra

Piskorowski

Inglehart

2014

Journal of Dental Education

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Marita R. Inglehart, Dr. phil. habil.Abstract: The objectives of this study were to explore how dentists with well-structured vs. not well-structured communitybased dental education (CBDE) experiences differ in perceptions of their CBDE and its impact on their professional lives and in their professional attitudes and behavior related to treating patients from underserved populations. The relationships between CBDE evaluations and impact on the dentists' professional lives and professional attitudes and behavior were explored as well. Data were collected from 254 dentists who participated in CBDE before graduating from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry between 1970 and 2011. The results showed that the alumni with well-structured experiences rated the quality of their CBDE more positively and its impact on their professional lives as stronger than those with less well-structured experiences. They also had more positive attitudes concerning treating underserved patients and were more likely to treat underserved patients than their peers with less well-structured experiences. These dentists' perceptions of the quality of CBDE and impact on their professional lives correlated signiicantly with their attitudes and behavior concerning treating underserved patients. Their perceptions of the quality of their CBDE experiences and perceptions of beneits from these experiences were signiicantly related to their professional attitudes and behavior related to providing care for patients from underserved populations.Mr. Rohra is a dental student,

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“…One student is still in contact with the first author and is determined to make it into dental school. If there is ever a question whether there are “enough” URM students who might be interested in going to dental school, 35 then this program can provide an answer. Just as decisively, it shows that early outreach to high school students over a prolonged period of time can make a difference 16 …”

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Recruiting Underrepresented Minority and Low–Income High School Students into Dentistry While Educating Dental and Dental Hygiene Students About Academic Careers

Inglehart

Stefanac

Johnson

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Journal of Dental Education

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The objectives of this project were to create a program that would expose underrepresented minority (URM) and low income (LI) high school students to dental professions and provide an opportunity for dental and dental hygiene students from URM/LI groups to be engaged in teaching activities. Data were collected from participants during the school years 2009-10 (high school students: N=23, dental students: N=21, dental hygiene students: N=5) and 2010-11 (N=27, N=11, N=3, respectively). The students participated in ifteen Saturday sessions from October through March each year. The data showed that, from the beginning, mentees and mentors were very interested in participating in the program and getting to know each other. Lectures, general program activities, and patient-related events such as organizing a health fair and shadowing during two outreach clinics were evaluated positively by mentees and mentors. The end of program evaluations showed that the program and the mentee-mentor relationships were rated very positively and that the mentees had an increased interest in oral health-related careers. In conclusion, creating opportunities for URM/LI high school students to explore dental careers and for dental and dental hygiene students to engage in teaching resulted in positive experiences for both groups.

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Dental Education: Evolving Student Trends

Cited by 23 publications

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Career perspectives of senior dental students from different backgrounds at a single Middle Eastern institution

Career perspectives of senior dental students from different backgrounds at a single Middle Eastern institution

Community–Based Dental Education and Dentists’ Attitudes and Behavior Concerning Patients from Underserved Populations

Recruiting Underrepresented Minority and Low–Income High School Students into Dentistry While Educating Dental and Dental Hygiene Students About Academic Careers

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