Author:
Xu Chao,Gao Liang,Zhang Shuai,Zhang Jiamin,Li Chen,Zhang Dongmei,Pan Yaping,Liu Jingbo
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Understanding dental students’ future career choice and motivation could provide beneficial references for both educators and students, but there were few studies on students in a Chinese dental school. The study aimed to investigate Chinese final year dental students’ the short-term and long-term plans, motivations, and identify the influence of gender on the future plans.
Methods
A total of 265 final year dental school students of the School of Stomatology, China Medical University from 2016 through 2020 were invited to complete an anonymous, 27-item questionnaire. Moreover, almost all of questions were in multiple-choice formats. Data were categorized and analysed using chi-square comparative analyses.
Results
88.3% of respondents decided to pursue a graduate degree after graduating from dental school. Moreover, the single most important reason influencing their plans was “eligible for better jobs” (42.8%). More females than males studied dentistry (222 vs 111), and gender had an influence on the choice of specialty.
Conclusions
This study listed the selection tendency and influencing factors of students in a Chinese dental school for the reference of educators and students. And the results could raise some useful influence and feedback effect on current health and education policy, and on the career development of practicing dentists or dental students.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Education,General Medicine
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