Students’ Perceptions of Their Education on Graduation from a Dental School in India

Shetty, Vabitha; Shirahatti, Ravi V; Pawar, Prakash

doi:10.1002/j.0022-0337.2012.76.11.tb05414.x

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“…The influence of other family members, faculty mentors, and family dentists are al hypothesized to affect student's career plans and potentially modify the influence of debt. [ 19 20 21 22 23 ]…”

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Working environment and specialty of choice chosen by the dental students at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Sam¹,

Alghmlas²,

Alrashed³

et al. 2016

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

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Objectives:This cross-sectional study was conducted to explore the specialty chosen by the dental students for postgraduate studies and the future aspirations of students in a Saudi Arabia dental college.Materials and Methods:Of the total number of 120 questionnaires that were distributed, 107 subjects responded with selective responses and a response rate of 89%. A descriptive survey was conducted using one of the questionnaires among the students of dentistry at the dental college, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj among male students (men's college) for a period of 2 months. The data were analyzed using the statistical software program, predictive analytics software Statistics version 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).Results:A hundred and seven of the 120 students took part in the study. A passion for orthodontics (42.9%) was reported to be the most important factor that influenced the decision to pursue specialty training in orthodontics followed by intellectual stimulation/challenge (25%). The decision to pursue orthodontics was made by 32.1% of the respondents while in dental school; 35.7% took the decision after completing dental school during private practice and 14.3% during a dental residency, whereas 3.6% had already decided before initiating their dental school studies. Working in a private practice environment was preferred by 11 residents (39.3%). Only four residents indicated that they would most likely be practicing in an academic setting while 10 were undecided.Conclusions:The zest for nonclinical specialties is less among students at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University's dental college, Saudi Arabia.

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Working environment and specialty of choice chosen by the dental students at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Sam¹,

Alghmlas²,

Alrashed³

et al. 2016

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

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“…Students’ feedback serves as an indispensable indicator for accessing the quality of medical education [ 10 ], and the graduation occasion has been proposed as an appropriate timing for collecting students’ views [ 11 ]. A number of studies conducted surveys on graduating students to reflect various aspects of healthcare profession education, exemplified by the assessments of medical education in the UK [ 12 ] and Vietnam [ 13 ], nursing education in the USA [ 14 ], and dental education in India [ 15 ].…”

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Perceptions of education quality and influence of language barrier: graduation survey of international medical students at four universities in China

Liu

et al. 2020

BMC Med Educ

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Background As the number of Asian and African students studying medicine in China increases, it is imperative to evaluate the educational experiences of these international medical students (IMSs). This study was intended to investigate opinions of China-educated IMSs towards the medical curriculum and the impact of Chinese language capability on their clinical studies. Methods A self-administered questionnaire was circulated to the final-year IMSs during the graduation time from May 2019 to July 2019 in 4 universities in China. The questionnaire asked IMSs to assess the quality of medical education and provide a self-evaluation of their Chinese language capability. One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to determine whether IMSs’ Chinese language capability was associated with their clinical experiences and clinical competence. Results Overall, we received 209 valid responses, of which 76.1% were satisfied with the quality of medical education. Genetics, physics, and mathematics were perceived as the least relevant basic courses for medical practice, and 21.5% of student reported that community-oriented medicine was a neglected subject. Notably, 58.9% of students had positive views about discussions on ethical topics during their clerkships, and 71.3% believed they had acquired sufficient clinical skills to begin a residency program. Chinese speaking skills and communication initiatives were found to be critical factors in influencing students’ clinical experiences and competence. Conclusion This study presents the perceptions of China-educated IMSs towards medical curriculum from various aspects. Results show that language influences the education experiences of IMSs. Collectively, these results indicate that the curriculum for IMSs in China should be more problem-based and community-engaged to improve IMSs’ learning experiences and preparation for community deployment. Furthermore, training curriculum for the oral Chinese should be improved to equip IMSs with sufficient language competence to enable them to efficiently carry out clinical clerkship and rotations. Our findings provide evidence for benchmarking medical curricular codifications tailored for Asian and African students.

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“…Only 46 (39%) interns were confident in comprehensively treating a patient. The results of our study are similar to those of Shetty et al .,[ 17 ] where 42% of the students were confident about starting dental practice. The results of our study are in disagreement with those of Arena et al .…”

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Perception and knowledge of dental interns toward interdepartmental coordination for successful prosthodontic treatment: A pilot study

Shigli

Kakodkar

Agrawal

et al. 2015

J Indian Prosthodont Soc

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Background:The graduating dentist should be trained in providing treatment utilizing the interdisciplinary approach because of the rapid advancements and increase in patient expectations, which demands for collaboration between the different specialists.Purpose:A pilot study was undertaken with an aim to assess the perception and knowledge of dental interns toward interdepartmental coordination for successful prosthodontic treatment.Subjects and Methods:Dental interns from two dental colleges in Sangli (India) participated in the study. A 24-item self-administered, structured closed-ended questionnaire was used to collect the data. Four questions assessed the perception and 20 questions assessed the knowledge, which were based on the four domains viz.: General, Endodontics, Orthodontics, and Prosthodontics. They were framed from case scenarios reporting to the Department of Prosthodontics, which required interdepartmental consultation. The questionnaire was validated before its application and reliability were also assessed. The final score for each question was calculated based on the correct responses. Descriptive analysis was calculated using the frequencies, percentages, and mean values by using SPSS 16 software.Results:Among 117 interns who participated in the study, 79.5% reported that they lacked training in an interdisciplinary approach. Approximately, 96% reported that the curriculum should be designed to include interdisciplinary training. Nearly, 88% reported that specialist from different specialty should be posted in one interdisciplinary department. Around 60% reported that they did not have the confidence of treating the patient as a whole. When the overall mean scores were considered, the highest scores were obtained for the general domain (95.3) and the lowest for the prosthodontic domain (83.6).Conclusion:The dental interns perceived that they lacked training in interdisciplinary approach, and the curriculum should include interdisciplinary training.

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Students’ Perceptions of Their Education on Graduation from a Dental School in India

Cited by 23 publications

References 17 publications

Working environment and specialty of choice chosen by the dental students at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Working environment and specialty of choice chosen by the dental students at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Perceptions of education quality and influence of language barrier: graduation survey of international medical students at four universities in China

Perception and knowledge of dental interns toward interdepartmental coordination for successful prosthodontic treatment: A pilot study

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