Understanding continuous professional development participation and choice of mid‐career general dental practitioners

Brown, Terry; Wassif, Hoda

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“…In one report that questioned the effectiveness of short dental courses in improving the skills and knowledge of targeted dental personnel, such courses were found unsatisfactory and the prescribed standard was achieved by only 60% of participants [ 28 ]. Moreover, it has been documented that a majority of practicing dentists would prefer modular programs leading to a postgraduate qualification over short term courses [ 29 ] and that their continuing professional development (CPD) activities are influenced by the requirements of external regulatory bodies and not necessarily to improve their knowledge or practice [ 30 ].…”

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Career perspectives of senior dental students from different backgrounds at a single Middle Eastern institution

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BackgroundDifferences between dental students in terms of social, economic and cultural backgrounds are likely to impact their professional career plans. The aim of this study was to explore the professional career plans among final year dental students from different backgrounds at a single Middle Eastern institution (Jordan university of Science and Technology-JUST).MethodsFifth year dental students at JUST were invited to fill out a paper based self-administered questionnaire. Data was collected on students` demographics, their future career plans and the impact of social and economic changes on such plans, their interest in postgraduate studies and the specialty of choice in addition to the influence of a group of factors on that choice. Data was also collected on the value of non-academic workshops, guidance regarding career plans, participants` preferred pattern of work (full-time versus part-time) and retirement plans. Students were categorized according to their nationalities. Pearson’s chi squared test, one way ANOVA and post hoc tests were used to measure statistical significance between measured variables and backgrounds of participants. The level of significance was set at P ≤ 0.05.ResultsA total of 227 students completed the survey (response rate = 84%). 47% of the participants were Jordanians, 27% were Malaysians, 11% were from Gulf States (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar), 10% were from conflict zones in the Middle East (Syria, Iraq, Palestine and Yemen) and 5% comprised students from other nationalities. Significant differences were found between students from different backgrounds in their funding sources (Chi square = 132, P < 0.01), practice plans (Chi square = 43, P < 0.01), the impact of social and economic changes on their career choices (Chi square = 34, P < 0.01), planned work pattern within the first 10 years post-graduation (chi square = 18, P < 0.05) and 10–20 years after graduation (69%, Chi square = 22, P < 0.01) and retirement plans (Chi square = 25, P < 0.05). Students from different nationalities agreed on most factors affecting their choice of a specialty, except for the reputation of the specialty (P < 0.05).ConclusionSeveral differences in career plans were found between dental students from variable backgrounds studying a single institution. Many of these disparities could reflect variations in socioeconomic backgrounds.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12909-018-1386-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Career perspectives of senior dental students from different backgrounds at a single Middle Eastern institution

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“…Participation in various learning and exchange activities inside and outside the organization by professionals promotes the acquisition of the latest skills and knowledge [11]. Organizations should protect engineers' learning time and provide organizational support so that they can ultimately promote professional development through critical thinking [18]. An important aspect of the connotation of continuous learning is to maintain the sustainable development of professional competence [11].…”

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Stimulating and Educating Engineers to Innovate through Individual Continuous Learning

Liu

Zhao

Zhao³

2020

Sustainability

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Based on the self-determination theory and planned behavior theory, this paper studied the mechanisms of innovative behavior driven by engineers’ individual continuous learning. It was found that individual continuous learning can promote engineers’ innovative behavior and that career planning and self-efficacy play a dual mediating role in the effect that individual continuous learning has on bringing about innovative behavior. In addition, engineers’ risk tolerance positively increases the effect of individual continuous learning on self-efficacy. Furthermore, the organizational climate affects the innovative behavior brought about by engineers’ individual continuous learning. Therefore, we make some suggestions for vocational education and the management of engineers. It is necessary for managers to develop strategies to encourage engineers to continue learning both inside and outside the organization. Organizations need to support engineers in improving their professional skills and abilities so as to enhance self-efficacy. Managers need to pay attention to career planning for engineers, assist them in career planning, and help them to achieve their career goals through training or related courses. Managers also need to allow engineers to make mistakes and strengthen risk education for engineers. Managers need to create a climate of innovation in which members support and cooperate with each other so that engineers can implement innovative behavior more effectively and achieve innovative goals.

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Practices, preferences, and opinions of New Zealand veterinarians towards continuing professional development

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McLachlan²,

Butler³

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New Zealand Veterinary Journal

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Understanding continuous professional development participation and choice of mid‐career general dental practitioners

Cited by 9 publications

References 18 publications

Career perspectives of senior dental students from different backgrounds at a single Middle Eastern institution

Career perspectives of senior dental students from different backgrounds at a single Middle Eastern institution

Stimulating and Educating Engineers to Innovate through Individual Continuous Learning

Practices, preferences, and opinions of New Zealand veterinarians towards continuing professional development

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