Perceptions of professionalism in dentistry – a qualitative study

Zijlstra‐Shaw, Sandra; Roberts, Trudie; Robinson, Peter G.

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.1048

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“…38 Although personal qualities are an integral component of the dentist-patient relationship, studies have found that dental students' empathy and altruism decrease during dental school. 38 Although personal qualities are an integral component of the dentist-patient relationship, studies have found that dental students' empathy and altruism decrease during dental school.…”

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Brazilian Dental Students’ Attitudes About Provision of Care for Patients Living in Poverty

Santos

Madathil

Zuanon³

et al. 2017

Journal of Dental Education

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The aims of this study were to investigate dental students' attitudes toward people living in poverty and the extent to which their perceptions were associated with their willingness to treat those patients in their future practice. All 910 dental students enrolled in three Brazilian public universities in 2010 were invited to take part in a cross-sectional survey. A total of 766 students (83.7% response rate) completed the self-administered questionnaire on their perceptions of and attitudes about poverty and their intention to provide dental care to poor people. The responding students showed slightly positive attitudes about people living in poverty; however, a high percentage (35%) reported thinking they were different from the rest of the population. Nevertheless, most of these students expressed willingness to provide care to underserved populations in their future practice; this willingness was found to be associated with their beliefs about poverty (OR 1.65; 95% CI=1.41-1.94). Overall, the study found that these dental students had altruistic views toward people living in poverty. However, they seemed to lack a deep understanding of poverty that may prevent them from acting on their good intentions.

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Brazilian Dental Students’ Attitudes About Provision of Care for Patients Living in Poverty

Santos

Madathil

Zuanon³

et al. 2017

Journal of Dental Education

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“…Professionalism is an integral part of professional and clinical programmes, but academics highlight its complex and multifaceted nature, describing it as a concept (a set of norms, behaviours and values), a competency or a “special form of personal and professional formation rather than as a series of learning” . In the UK, the regulatory body of the General Dental Council (GDC) recognises professionalism as one of the four key learning domains for registrants, alongside clinical, communication and management and leadership domains .…”

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“…One aspect of our role as dental educators is to support and encourage students to develop these desired norms, values and behaviours so they can demonstrate professional competencies in their working environment and clinical practice. Although scholarship in medical education has made significant inroads in the teaching and assessment of medical professionalism, there is no shared definition of professionalism for medics and dentists. There are few high‐quality empirical studies on its teaching, learning and assessment and associated issues and challenges in dental education and so many dental teaching innovations are inspired by initiatives developed primarily for medics …”

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“…There are few high-quality empirical studies on its teaching, learning and assessment and associated issues and challenges in dental education 7,8 and so many dental teaching innovations are inspired by initiatives developed primarily for medics. 2 This study details one such example of taking an innovative approach to the teaching of medical professionalism-the White Coat Ceremony (WCC) 9,10 -and adapting it for delivery in a dental programme. The White Coat ceremony is intended "to welcome new students into the medical profession and to set clear expectations regarding their primary role as physicians by professing an oath".…”

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Developing a Dental Scrubs Ceremony to define professional identity and teach professionalism to dental undergraduates; lessons learned

Neville

McNally

Waylen

2018

Eur J Dental Education

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Introduction The UK General Dental Council stipulates that professionalism is a key aspect of the teaching and training of dental students. However, dental educators highlight that teaching dental student's professionalism can be challenging and students often rate this teaching activity negatively. This article documents a teaching initiative at one UK Dental School that aimed to strengthen the professionalism curriculum by introducing a Dental Scrubs Ceremony for second‐year students. Materials and method The Dental Scrubs Ceremony is inspired by the White Coat Ceremonies that medical students have in universities in North America. It marks the students’ first step in their professional and clinical development, with the signing of a pledge of conduct and public presentation of dental scrubs to each student. We report student feedback questionnaire data over a three‐year period together with reflections on the merits and limitations of this alternative approach to teaching professionalism. Results Student evaluation data show that the perceived usefulness and worthwhileness of a Dental Scrubs Ceremony have grown since its inception in 2015. Most students enjoyed the symbolism of the ceremony, receiving their dental scrubs in a formal event. However, there was mixed evaluation for its effectiveness to teach professionalism. Conclusion A Dental Scrubs Ceremony is a useful addition to the formal curriculum of professionalism in a dental school. It provides dental students with an opportunity to be inducted into the dental profession as novice dental students starting out on their professional career.

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“…Professionalism within dental care has been studied by many researchers . While there is no single, clear, discrete definition of professionalism in dentistry, there are many themes that recur consistently within the descriptions of professionalism.…”

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Perceptions of the dental profession: a comparative analysis through scale development

Buldur

Armfield

2017

European J Oral Sciences

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Dentistry is a science‐based profession that has a close interaction with people and society. However, despite this close interaction, perceptions of the dental profession by both patients and dental professionals have received little research attention. The purpose of this study was to compare the perceptions of dentists, dental students, and patients toward the dental profession through the development and testing of the Dental Profession Perceptions Scale (DPPS). The DPPS contains a total of 17 items measured on a 5‐point Likert response scale. The DPPS showed excellent internal reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.92) and test–retest reliability (r = 0.93). Explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses of the DPPS showed that dentists’, dental students’, and patients’ perceptions of the dental profession could be grouped according to ‘status’, ‘human’, and ‘scientific’ factors. There were no statistically significant differences between participants’ DPPS total or sub‐scale scores according to dental group, gender, or income. The DPPS developed can be used in future studies as a psychometrically sound measuring tool. Further studies should examine the factors that may affect the perceptions of the dental profession in different societies and cultures.

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Perceptions of professionalism in dentistry – a qualitative study

Cited by 24 publications

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Brazilian Dental Students’ Attitudes About Provision of Care for Patients Living in Poverty

Brazilian Dental Students’ Attitudes About Provision of Care for Patients Living in Poverty

Developing a Dental Scrubs Ceremony to define professional identity and teach professionalism to dental undergraduates; lessons learned

Perceptions of the dental profession: a comparative analysis through scale development

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