U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes

Okwuje, Ifie; Anderson, Eugene L.; Siaya, Laura; Brown, L. Jackson; Valachovic, Richard W.

doi:10.1002/j.0022-0337.2008.72.11.tb04618.x

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“…Thirty‐eight percent of the first‐year students who took the baseline survey in our study were female. In the mid‐1980s female dental school entrants comprised 19.8 percent of the total, but in 1990 the number rose to 38 percent and in 2006 it was up to 43.4 percent 33. This consistent increase in the resulting proportion of women dentists may bode well for underserved populations if the gender differences found in our study are replicated by others.…”

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Dental Students’ Attitudes Toward Underserved Populations Across Four Years of Dental School

Habibian

Seirawan

Mulligan

2011

Journal of Dental Education

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The objective of this study was to assess dental students' attitudes toward underserved populations across their four years of dental school. Students at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California were invited to take part in the study. Participating students completed a questionnaire on their attitudes toward the underserved at three time points: 1) during orientation week; 2) at the end of their second year after taking part in some community dental programs; and 3) at the end of their fourth year after they had completed all their mandatory and volunteer rotations in community dental programs. Students' attitudes were measured in four categories: societal expectations, dentist/student responsibility, personal eficacy, and access to care. First-year students scored 85 out of a maximum of 115 on the questionnaire. Female students scored higher than male students (P=0.006). Age, debt, and past history of volunteer work were not related to irst-year students' total attitude scores; however, students with a history of volunteer experience scored higher on the dentist/student responsibility category (P=0.04). Students' attitude scores declined across the four years of dental school (P=0.001). The same patterns were evident for all categories except societal expectations. The decline was not related to age, gender, debt, or volunteer work experience. Follow-up studies are needed to help explain the factors that may be related to this decline.

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Dental Students’ Attitudes Toward Underserved Populations Across Four Years of Dental School

Habibian

Seirawan

Mulligan

2011

Journal of Dental Education

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“…The 2008 data on applicants to medical schools lists the percentage of female applicants at 48 percent (N = 20,360), with males at 52 percent (N = 21,870) (AAMC 2008). For dental schools, the majority of applicants (57 percent) were male (Okwuje et al 2008).…”

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Gender Work in a Feminized Profession

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Veterinary medicine has undergone dramatic, rapid feminization while in many ways remaining gendered masculine. With women constituting approximately half of its practitioners and nearly 80 percent of students, veterinary medicine is the most feminized of the comparable health professions. Nevertheless, the culture of veterinary medicine glorifies stereotypically masculine actions and attitudes. This article examines how women veterinarians understand the gender dynamics within the profession. Our analysis reveals that the discursive strategies available to women sustain and justify the status quo, and thus preserve hegemonic masculinity. Women use strategies previously used toward female tokens in nontraditional jobs, such as role encapsulation, and strategies previously used by male tokens in traditionally female jobs, such as distancing from the feminine. Through this discursive “gender work,” women help to maintain the institutionalized inequality and the masculine ethic of the profession. Veterinary medicine illustrates the importance of considering organizational context in studies of feminization.

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“…It is encouraging that multiple studies have now confirmed the improvement in gender equity. The increase in female enrollment could be due to an increased need for orthodontists to meet patient demands 35 and/or a corresponding increase in female predoctoral applicants and enrollment in dental schools 36 …”

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Assessment of Graduate Orthodontic Programs in North America

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Orellana

2012

Journal of Dental Education

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This study collected information on four main aspects of U.S. and Canadian orthodontic programs: demographic proiles of residents, requirements for graduation, graduate curriculum, and number of faculty and staff members. Program directors at seventy U.S. and Canadian orthodontic programs were invited to participate in a twenty-question survey and to distribute a tenquestion survey to their residents. Twenty program directors and eighty-four residents completed the anonymous, online surveys on Qualtrics.com in July-August 2010. The average age of surveyed residents was 29.6 years of age; 73 percent were non-Hispanic white, with 14 percent Asian/Asian-American, 5 percent Hispanic, and 1 percent African American. A small percentage of residents (13 percent) were foreign-trained. The majority of residents (64 percent) were male. There was a wide variety of clinical and didactic requirements in the programs. Almost all programs emphasized treatment with functional appliances and clear aligners. An average of three full-time and ten part-time faculty members were dedicated to each residency program. This survey reveals a potential shortage of minority orthodontic residents currently being trained in orthodontic programs, in addition to several commonalities and differences among the programs' curricula, graduation requirements, and numbers of faculty and staff members. This preliminary survey will hopefully inspire measures to address the discrepancies revealed, particularly the lack of minority students and full-time faculty members.

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U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees, 2006 and 2007 Entering Classes

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Dental Students’ Attitudes Toward Underserved Populations Across Four Years of Dental School

Dental Students’ Attitudes Toward Underserved Populations Across Four Years of Dental School

Gender Work in a Feminized Profession

Assessment of Graduate Orthodontic Programs in North America

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