Dental careers: changes, choices and challenges

Nayee, Shalini; Calvert, A.; Gallagher, Jennifer E.

doi:10.1308/204268514x14096686726201

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“…Early career stage dentists in the United Kingdom [UK] spend the first year after graduation undertaking dental foundation training (DFT) within primary dental care, usually general practice within the National Health Service (NHS). Some subsequently head immediately into positions within general practice, whilst others prefer to embark on dental core training (DCT) which might last up to 3 years for those who wish to go through to undertake specialist training …”

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Role models and professional development in dentistry: an important resource

Gallagher

2017

Eur J Dental Education

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Background: The importance of role models, and their differing influence in early, mid and late careers, has been identified in the process of professional development of medical doctors. There is a paucity of evidence within dentistry on role models and their attributes. Aim:To explore the views of early career dentists on positive and negative role models across key phases of professional development, together with role models' attributes and perceived influence.Methods: This is a phenomenological study collecting qualitative data through semistructured interviews based on a topic guide. Dentists in junior (core training) hospital posts in one academic health science centre were all invited to participate. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using framework analysis.Results: Twelve early career stage dentists, 10 of whom were female, reported having role models, mainly positive, in their undergraduate and early career phases. Participants defined role models attributes in relation to three distinct domains: clinical attributes, personal qualities and teaching skills. Positive role models were described as 'prioritising the patient's best interests', 'delivering learner-centred teaching and training' and 'exhibiting a positive personality', whilst negative role models demonstrated the converse. Early career dentists reported having largely positive dentist role models during-and post-dental school and report their impact on professional values and aspirations, learning outcomes and career choice. Conclusion:The findings suggest that these early career dentists in junior hospital posts have largely experienced, and benefitted from, positive role models, notably dentists; perceived as playing an important and creative influence promoting professionalism and shaping the career choices of early career stage dentists.

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“…Some subsequently head immediately into positions within general practice, whilst others prefer to embark on dental core training (DCT) which might last up to 3 years for those who wish to go through to undertake specialist training. 22,23 This research questions were as follows:…”

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Role models and professional development in dentistry: an important resource

Gallagher

2017

Eur J Dental Education

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“…This allows candidates to attend one of five single national selection centres (London, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Bristol or Leicester) as opposed to the requirement to attend multiple interviews in the previous Deanery-led system. 11,12…”

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Dental core training: the trainee perspective

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Foley

2020

Br Dent J

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Dental Core Training is a postgraduate training period, eligible following successful completion of foundation/vocational training, that has multiple entry points and endpoints with a varied duration from one to three years. The introduction of National Recruitment in 2017, away from a previous individual, Deanery-led process, has introduced new variables such as a ranking-system for preferencing training posts, with the outcome dependent on combined performance at interview and a situational judgement test for which competition is nationally against other applicants. This unique, trainee-led study provides an appreciation and understanding of the motivations and experiences of trainees who pursue Dental Core Training, such as the rationale behind location and specialty choice, perception of National Recruitment and the situational judgement test and influence of salary variation alongside trainee perceptions and experiences of the training programme from inside the trainee perspective. Undertaking Dental Core Training is not a "forever decision" and will stand the trainee in good stead in pursuit of specialty training or a return to general practice, with a wide variety of opportunities that can lead to fulfilling and a rewarding career pathway for enthusiastic dentists.

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“…[5][6][7] Any stage of Exploring potEntial CarEEr ChallEngEs and assoCiatEd FaCtors inFluEnCing dEntal studEnts, housE oFFiCErs... https://doi.org/10.52764/jms.24.32.2.6 148 J Med Sci 2024 April-June;32(2):148-152 a dentist's career can be challenging in terms of making career decisions, but at the moment, young dentists may be particularly worried about the lack of primary care jobs and the ongoing changes to hospital career pathways. 8 A study was conducted in China, in which only a small proportion of final-year students, specifically 4.7%, expressed a high level of confidence in securing an ideal job opportunity upon graduation.…”

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Exploring Potential Career Challenges and Associated Factors Influencing Dental Students, House Officers and Residents in a Public Sector University, Karachi Pakistan - A Cross-Sectional Study

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Ahmed,

Raza

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JMS

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Objectives: To find out dental students' opinions about their future career challenges in the dental profession, and to recognize factors associated with career challenges faced by dental students, house officers, and residents in a public sector university, Karachi. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Sindh Institute of Oral Health Sciences on dental undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students currently enrolled at Jinnah Sindh Medical University in November and December 2023. Participants were asked to complete a closed-ended questionnaire on a 5-point Likert scale specifically designed to record relevant items about their career challenges. The data was then analyzed through SPSS version 24. Results: A total of 163 people participated in the study with the majority being females (63.8%, n=104), the majority from second-year BDS (23.9%, n=39) with most scoring below 80% academically. Both parents had a university education (52.5%, n=171) and a monthly income of more than 80,000/=PKR (58%,n=94). The majority reported facing difficulty in securing a job in the government sector (74.2%), local postgraduate course (77.9%), postgraduate courses abroad difficult and expensive (68.1%) and quackery may affect their job prospects negatively(69.3%). The factors that showed positive association included “facing competition for government sector jobs” and “the difficulty of obtaining a job as a lecturer” at p-value=0.05. Conclusion: Young dentists perceive finding jobs in the public sector and getting admission to postgraduate courses as difficult in comparison to getting hired at a private clinic. All these hindrances can be avoided by arranging job fairs and career counseling sessions for students and graduates. KEYWORDS: Career Choice, Motivation, Goals, Specialization, Workforce

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Dental careers: changes, choices and challenges

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Role models and professional development in dentistry: an important resource

Role models and professional development in dentistry: an important resource

Dental core training: the trainee perspective

Exploring Potential Career Challenges and Associated Factors Influencing Dental Students, House Officers and Residents in a Public Sector University, Karachi Pakistan - A Cross-Sectional Study

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