Evaluation of the Faculty of Dentistry Students' Preferences for Specialization in PedodonticsBackground: The aim of this study is to investigate the thoughts of the students of Erciyes University Faculty of Dentistry about the specialty in dentistry and to reveal their motivation about specialization in the department of Pedodontics.Methods: 84 3rd grade, 53 4th grade, 59 5th grade students studying at Erciyes University Faculty of Dentistry participated in the study. Students were asked to fill in online questionnaires containing their opinions on dentistry specialization. Data were evaluated using descriptive statistics and Pearson chi-square test (p=0.05).Results: 196 students, 73 boys and 123 girls, participated in the survey. While Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is the first department preferred as a specialty in dentistry with 38.8%, the rate of students who consider pedodontics specialization is 11.7%. 48.5% of the respondents stated that they first recognized the Pedodontics department in the preclinical department. 56.1% of the students stated that pedodontics was mostly affected by their clinical experiences. In addition, the section considered to be the most difficult to care for patients was Pedodontics with 44.9%. 28.1% of the students had a negative first clinical experience with pedodontics. Conclusion:According to our study results, the specialty career goals of the students first appear in the preclinical period, and then they are shaped by clinical experience, financial concerns and professional interest. In the education period, students can be informed about communication methods with pediatric patients in detail and their first experiences in the pedodontics clinic with children with high cooperation can increase the interest in the field of expertise.
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