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

Alrashdan, Mohammad S.; Alazzam, Melanie; Alkhader, Mustafa; Phillips, Ceib

doi:10.1186/s12909-018-1386-9

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“…The future employment prospect rate for the future is also a factor creating concern in the UK [18,23], as well as employment prospects and lack of employment in the following year [18]. Differences in the career plans of dental students with different backgrounds are due to socioeconomic backgrounds [24].…”

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Career Prospects of Young Dentists in Switzerland

Campus

Rusca

Amrhein

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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The observational cross-sectional study was aimed to obtain information on the promotion and development of young professionals in Switzerland. An online survey with 20 questions was sent out. Data was collected on participants’ demographic data, including age, gender, level of qualification, place of work, information on employment, future perspectives, and career prospects. The survey was sent out to 1920 practitioners, of which 440 (22.9%) responded (37.1% males and 62.9% females). Of them, 76.6% were members of the Swiss Dental Association (SSO) 15.9% students, and 7.5% non-SSO members. Most participants had parents with a dental education (80.9%), and 19.8% did not. Young dentists in Switzerland most often saw their career prospects as neutral (39.8%) or rather positive (39.3%). Whereas significantly fewer dentists had a negative view of their professional future (16.8%), including more women than men, the fewest dentists of both sexes (4.1%) saw their career prospects as positive by far. The majority of young dentists were satisfied with their career prospects. Within the limitations of the current study, the reasons for this need further investigation. Despite good career prospects, there is a desire among young colleagues for cantonal practice assistance and mentoring programs, as well as support in finding a job and in taking the plunge into self-employment.

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Career Prospects of Young Dentists in Switzerland

Campus

Rusca

Amrhein

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“…Differences between dental students in terms of social, economic and cultural backgrounds are expected to in uence their career plans. Surveyed dental students from different Middle Eastern nationalities in a Jordan Dental school agreed on most factors affecting their choice of a specialty, except for the reputation of the specialty [5]. Authors of a student survey conducted in one dental school in U.K. reported that "having a talent in the eld" had the largest positive in uence on pursuing a specialist career [6].…”

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Factors Influencing International and Domestic Dentists’ Interest in Advanced Periodontal Education

Silva

Saqqal

Guirguis

2021

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Background: The enrollment of international periodontal students in U.S. dental schools has been increasing in recent years. Interest in applying to a periodontics specialty program may differ between U.S and international dental school graduates. The purpose of this study is to assess, from the perspective of periodontal residents, (1) factors that interest dental students to apply to periodontics programs and (2) differences in background and interest between U.S and international graduates. Methods: A 20-question survey was sent out electronically to periodontics residents. The survey questions were designed to obtain information on the participants’ backgrounds, factors that influenced them to specialize in periodontics, and their preferred features of graduate periodontics programs. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics for socio-demographic variables, a Wilcoxon two sample test to compare mean Likert scale scores, and Fisher’s exact test for associations between comparison groups. Results: Of the 200 hundred residents invited to participate, 28% responded. The majority of the respondents stated that interest in implantology, previous exposure to periodontal procedures, interest in improving periodontal surgery skills, a good relationship with periodontics faculty, the residency curriculum, advanced program and faculty reputation as influencing factors in selecting periodontics as specialization. The majority of international graduates have up to $50,000 dollars in student debt; by comparison, half of the domestic graduates have a debt of over $250,000 dollars (p ≤ 0.05). Working experience as a dentist was significantly greater among international residents (73%) in comparison to U.S graduates (32%). In contrast with international graduates, U.S graduates more frequent reported that good relationships with the periodontics predoctoral faculty contributed to their interest in periodontics (p ≤ 0.05). Program cost and location had a greater impact on the decision of U.S. graduates than international graduates (p ≤ 0.05).Conclusions: Overall, factors associated with personal finance and predoctoral education have a greater impact on the decision of American graduates than international graduates to pursue an advanced education in periodontics, which may influence the increased enrollment of international students.

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“…Similarly, when it comes to long‐term career decisions, financial security is again the most important factor, closely followed by work‐life balance 5 . However, the effect of gender difference in their career planning is not taken account in many studies 6‐8 . Over the last two decades, there has been a change in the workforce with an increased number of registered female dentists.…”

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“…5 However, the effect of gender difference in their career planning is not taken account in many studies. [6][7][8] Over the last two decades, there has been a change in the workforce with an increased number of registered female dentists. In 2015, 38% of the dentists with practising certificates in New Zealand were female, more than doubling the number of female dentists (16.8%) as compared to the previous two decades.…”

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Final year dental students' career plans, work patterns, work‐life balance and domestic life in New Zealand and Australia

Lai

Lee

et al. 2020

Eur J Dental Education

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Dental health care plays an essential role in maintaining the wellbeing of New Zealanders and Australians and is considered an important healthcare resource in New Zealand and Australia. With the dental healthcare environment and demands in treatment changing, as well as challenges posed by an ageing population, it is pertinent to gain an insight into new graduates' career aspirations and the factors influencing their decisions in order to maintain and further develop this resource. In 2009, the number of registered dentists in New Zealand was 2439 and nearly one decade later, this number has risen to 2936. 1 According to Australian registration data, there were 21 357 registered dentists in Australia in 2019. 2 With the increasing number of registered dentists, future graduates' career decisions may have an impact on the delivery of oral health services to the population. Previous qualitative and quantitative studies have found that financial stability and gaining professional experience are the key factors influencing dental students' short-term career aspirations. 3 For example, survey of final year dental students in the United Arab Emirates shows

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

Cited by 15 publications

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Career Prospects of Young Dentists in Switzerland

Career Prospects of Young Dentists in Switzerland

Factors Influencing International and Domestic Dentists’ Interest in Advanced Periodontal Education

Final year dental students' career plans, work patterns, work‐life balance and domestic life in New Zealand and Australia

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