Perceptions of Japanese and Canadian dental hygiene students towards their profession

Saitô, Atsushi; Tomita, Chieko; Sato, Yoko; Cathcart, G

doi:10.1111/j.1601-5037.2009.00388.x

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“…In a previous study of the 2006 MADH and VCC students, a difference was found in the perceptions of their profession (46). Canadian dental hygiene students demonstrated higher levels of motivation and expectation toward their profession when compared with Japanese students.…”

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Learning climate in dental hygiene education: a longitudinal case study of a Japanese and Canadian programme

Saitô

Sunell

Rucker

et al. 2010

Int J Dental Hygiene

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Educational climates have been found to have important influences on learning, but little feedback has been obtained from dental hygiene students. The purpose of the present study was to gain an understanding of the learning climate in Japanese and Canadian dental hygiene programmes for the purpose of making positive changes. A survey instrument with 10 dimensions relating to learning climate was adapted from business and dental models, and designated as the Dental Hygiene Student Learning Climate Survey (DHS-LCS). Higher scores indicated a more positive and supportive learning climate, and lower scores indicated an environment that is potentially less desirable. Students enrolled in a Japanese and a Canadian dental hygiene programme participated in this four-year study from 2005 to 2008. A total of 402 surveys were returned for an average response rate of 62%. The mean total DHS-LCS score of Canadian students was statistically significantly higher than that of Japanese students (p < 0.001) in all years tested, indicating that the Canadian students' perceptions of their learning environment were more favorable than those of the Japanese students. Based on analyses of the DHS-LCS data, interventions to improve learning climates were designed and implemented. There were statistically significant improvements (p < 0.01) in DHS-LCS scores of Japanese and Canadian students over the years of the study, suggesting that that student-centered interventions improved the perceived learning environment. The instrument appears to be helpful in identifying student concerns and can be used to implement interventions to help support a healthier learning climate.

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Learning climate in dental hygiene education: a longitudinal case study of a Japanese and Canadian programme

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Sunell

Rucker

et al. 2010

Int J Dental Hygiene

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“…First, while quite a number of studies have researched the career choice motivations of dental students 3-21 and dental hygiene students, [22][23][24][25][26][27][28] only one previous study had explored how dental Note: Chi-square tests were used to compare the percentages of dental versus dental hygiene students' answers in each category. First, while quite a number of studies have researched the career choice motivations of dental students 3-21 and dental hygiene students, [22][23][24][25][26][27][28] only one previous study had explored how dental Note: Chi-square tests were used to compare the percentages of dental versus dental hygiene students' answers in each category.…”

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“…These studies also began to explore whether students' characteristics such as gender and race affected their career choices. [26][27][28] In addition to analyzing dental and dental hygiene students' career motivations separately, it could also be interesting to explore how the students in these two career tracks differ in their career choice motivations. 9 Research in the current decade found that factors such as financial stability and people-oriented work were more dominant themes among motivations for entering dentistry.…”

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Dental and Dental Hygiene Students’ Career Choice Motivations in 2009–17: A Mixed Methods Approach

Shaikh

Inglehart

2018

Journal of Dental Education

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The aims of this study were to explore career choice motivations of dental and dental hygiene students and whether their motivations differed from each other, whether their motivations changed from 2009 to 2017, and whether these motivations were affected by students' age when they decided on their career or by having a spouse/partner or family member in dentistry/dental hygiene. A total of 959 incoming dental students and 270 incoming dental hygiene students at one U.S. university in 2009-17 were invited to participate in the study. Of those invited, 783 dental students (response rate 82%) and 256 dental hygiene students (response rate 95%) completed the paper and pencil surveys. Two independent raters coded the open-ended responses concerning career choice motivations (88% consistency). Overall, the most frequent motivations for the two groups combined were wanting to help others (44%) and wanting a profession in the health care field (31%); the least frequent motivation was business-related reasons (9%). The dental students were more likely than the dental hygiene students to choose their profession because of wanting to help others (47% vs. 36%; p=0.001), human interaction aspects (23% vs. 11%; p<0.001), and hands-on aspects (22% vs. 4%; p<0.001). The dental hygiene students were more likely than the dental students to be motivated by wanting a profession in the health care field (46% vs. 26%; p<0.001) and own dental experiences (22% vs. 12%; p<0.001). The more recently the dental students enrolled, the more likely they were to be motivated by wanting to help others (r=0.15; p<0.001) and the less by being inspired by others (r=-0.15; p<0.001). Having a spouse/partner made dental students less motivated by wanting to help others and more by science-related motivations. These findings provided insights into the dental and hygiene students' career motivations and the factors that affect them. This information could contribute to more effective recruitment strategies.

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“…In dentistry, a number of studies have explored dental students' reasons for choosing a dental career: these have traditionally reflected pragmatic as well as altruistic factors and include helping and working with people, ease of employment, job security, the potential to earn a good income, professional status and an interest in dentistry and sciences (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). However, the majority of studies in the dental field have traditionally focused on dental students (3,4,(6)(7)(8)(15)(16)(17) and to a much lesser extent on students of dental professions, such as hygiene/ therapy (10,11,13) or dental nursing (12), despite the fact that the latter are also valuable members of the dental team.…”

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“…In addition, Monson and Cooper further highlighted the importance of role models, and Saito et al. discussed the impact of maturity and previous life experiences on career decision‐making. Even fewer studies have explored the views of dental nursing students with Azodo et al.…”

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Motivation to study dental professions in one London Dental Institute

Belsi

Asimakopoulou

Donaldson

et al. 2013

Eur J Dental Education

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Perceptions of Japanese and Canadian dental hygiene students towards their profession

Abstract: There were significant differences in perceptions between Japanese and Canadian dental hygiene students. It is suggested that educational strategies should be planned to positively influence the students' perceptions toward the profession and improve the level of self-esteem.

Cited by 16 publications

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Learning climate in dental hygiene education: a longitudinal case study of a Japanese and Canadian programme

Learning climate in dental hygiene education: a longitudinal case study of a Japanese and Canadian programme

Dental and Dental Hygiene Students’ Career Choice Motivations in 2009–17: A Mixed Methods Approach

Motivation to study dental professions in one London Dental Institute

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