Dentistry as a career: Motives and perception of dental students attending Dental Colleges in Bengaluru city, Karnataka, India

Rashmi, M; Virjee, Karim; Yadava, T Satish; Vijayakumar, Niranjan; Shoba, M

doi:10.4103/2319-5932.144796

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“…In a number of Asian countries including Japan [ 17 ] and Thailand [ 18 ], the occupation of family members appears to have an influence on career choices. In this study, only a small number (less than 10%) of the respondents had parents working within the health profession.…”

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Motivations for a Career in Dentistry among Dental Students and Dental Interns in Kenya

Lukandu

Koskei²,

Dimba

2020

International Journal of Dentistry

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A number of factors have been cited as determinants for choosing a career in dentistry around the globe. The purpose of this study was to determine motivations for a career in dentistry among dental students and dental interns in Kenya. This was a cross-sectional study where 293 individuals participated by filling and returning self-administered questionnaires. The mean age of all respondents was 22.3 years. Overall, 59.5% of the respondents had selected dentistry as their preferred career at the end of high school. Majority (76.1%) of the respondents agreed that personal interest in dentistry was an important motivating factor for them. This was followed closely by a desire to help or serve people (74%), a desire for a flexible work schedule (63%), and an aspiration to be self-employed (61.8%). There was no difference between males and females regarding these as motivating factors. On the other hand, among factors that the respondents felt had the lowest influence on their choice of dentistry was parental influence, where only 22% of the respondents indicated that this was a motivating factor for them. Other potential motivating factors such as influence by friends and siblings (30.3%) as well as career talk and guidance (41.3%) were also ranked low. In general, the respondents indicated that they were motivated much more by personal and humanitarian factors, when compared to financial and societal factors.

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Motivations for a Career in Dentistry among Dental Students and Dental Interns in Kenya

Lukandu

Koskei²,

Dimba

2020

International Journal of Dentistry

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“…As there is no loss of data or unanswered questions among all subjects, the data will be projected mainly in percentages. Out of 164 students 110 completed the online questionnaire with a response rate of 67.0% and a mean age of 18.9 (range [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. 63.6% of the participants were females and 36.4% were males.…”

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“…The dental profession stands as a specialized field and enables fresh graduates to establish their own dental practice, thus the high valued concept of self-employment. In addition to the current study, many others [18][19][20][21] found similar motive strength among the respondents. A dental career is very attractive occupation and well-known for its high revenues.…”

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Motivations for Studying Dentistry and Dental College Preference Among Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University (Rakcods) Students

Alkhabuli¹,

Khamis²

2016

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Objectives: The objectives of this study were to find out the reasons for choosing dentistry as a future career and the factors for preferring Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University students over other dental colleagues in UAE. Methods: A cross sectional questionnaire comprised of 19 items related to the dental career and 6 items related to RAKCODS preference factors were sent electronically to the 1st year (2014)(2015) and 2nd year (2013)(2014) RAKCODS students. The responses on the students' motivation were collected using three-point ordinal scales. The data were analyzed using SPSS, v16 program. T-test and Chi-Square test were used to measure the level of differences. Results: The overall response rate was 67.0% (n=110). The mean age was 18.9 years. Females represented 63.6% and males 36.4% of the respondents. The important motives were "interest to treat people and improve their oral health" by 73.6%, "dental practice is a combination of hand skills and knowledge" by 66.4%, "dental profession provides option to be self-employed" by 61.8% and "dentistry has high-level income of practice" by 60%. Females showed significant difference to males in treatment of people and oral health care motive (p=0.022). Dentistry has high income and pays better were important factors for males more than for females (p=0.033 and p< 0.001) respectively. The curriculum comparable to international standard and the fascinating facilities were the most significant preference factors of RAKCODS. Conclusion: The motives towards a dental career were mainly to improve peoples' oral health, have high income and to be a self-employed professional. Curriculum and facilities were the most attracting factor of RAKCODS. Keywords: professional practice, dental, career choice, students, United Arab Emirates. BackgroundRas Al-Khaimah (RAK) is one of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of 300.000 inhabitants¹. The RAK College of Dental Sciences (RAKCODS) was established in 2007 as one of the four constituent professional Colleges of the RAK Medical and Health Sciences University (RAKMHSU). It was the third dental college to be established in UAE and it is fully accredited by the higher ministry of education and scientific research. The college started with 13 students on board in a humble building and with not enough facilities in 2007. Since its inception, there has been gradual increase in the number of admitted students. In the academic year 2012-2013, the college moved into a state of the art building, and modern facilities that can accommodate up to 80 students per academic year. Since then, there has been a sharp increase in the number of students seeking admission to RAKCODS. A total of 38 qualified dental surgeons have graduated from RAKCODS so far. The UAE society is a diverse community living in a very peaceful environment. The varied ethnicity has echoed in the different backgrounds of the students making up the academic community, with different levels of educations, personal characters 142...

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“…10,11 The reasons might be due to more awareness among the students regarding the dental field, and they wanted to set up a dental clinic with recent advancements.…”

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“…Similar results were shown by other studies also. 11,12 Some studies also reveal that students chose dentistry to earn a lot of money and also wanted to improve the person's appearance. 12,15,16 Our study also showed similar results.…”

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Motivation and Perception for Choosing Dentistry as a Career among Students of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Bhat¹,

Chhabra²,

Sultane³

et al. 2017

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Dentistry as a career: Motives and perception of dental students attending Dental Colleges in Bengaluru city, Karnataka, India

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Motivations for a Career in Dentistry among Dental Students and Dental Interns in Kenya

Motivations for a Career in Dentistry among Dental Students and Dental Interns in Kenya

Motivations for Studying Dentistry and Dental College Preference Among Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University (Rakcods) Students

Motivation and Perception for Choosing Dentistry as a Career among Students of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

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