Evolution of application process to Dentistry in universities taking part of Prueba de Selección Universidad (PSU). Chile, 2012-2014.

Abstract

Abstract:Objective: To describe the distribution of applicants and their scores on the PSU (Prueba de Selección Universitaria, University Selection Test) for admission to dental schools in Chilean universities using the PSU test for their application process from 2012 to 2014. Methodology: A descriptive study based on the records of applicants for dentistry programs in universities using the PSU test for their admissions from 2012 to 2014. Results: The analysis included 14 universities and 18 programs (campuses). Ten were private and 8 traditional. For all the programs, the number of applicants had decreased, but the higher proportion was concentrated in 3 universities in Santiago. The University of Talca was the only that showed an increase in the number of applicants per quota. There was a difference of more than 100 points in the average scores for selection between the universities. The traditional universities and those in the capital city presented higher scores. Conclusions: The decrease of postulants affects all dentistry programs; however, the rate of applicants per quota is variable. Centralization of the best entry scores is in the capital city.

Desde la Admisión Hasta el Ejercicio Profesional. Una Revisión de las Carreras de Odontología en Chile

“…Previo al ingreso a primer año, cabe destacar algunos puntos con respecto a la admisión, donde se puede ver la tendencia aún de mejores puntajes PSU en universidades tradicionales (Tabla VII) atendiendo a reportes de otros autores sobre un puntaje más bajo en planteles privados no tradicionales (Espinoza, 2014(Espinoza, , 2015. Un problema detectado en esta área es que aún existen universidades no adscritas al sistema único de admisión, lo cual aporta a aumentar la heterogeneidad en criterios de ingreso para estudiantes de odontología; estas son tres: U. Bolivariana, U. Pedro de Valdivia y U. de Viña del Mar, esta última siendo la única con proceso de admisión para Odontología 2020 abierto.…”

State of accreditation of undergraduate dental programs in Chile, 2015.

“…Future research in this area could help determine the relationship between length of accreditation and several other variables, such as admission scores 18,19 , scientific productivity 8 , training in research 20 , participation in student 21 or professional 22 conferences, accreditation of postgraduate programs, and fees 3 , among others.…”