Livingston Harold M, Dellinger Tracy M, Hyde John C, Holder Ray
Department of Advanced General Dentistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry, Jackson 39216, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2004 Mar;68(3):345-54.
A dire need for additional dental educators is emerging. This article reflects on the heavily skewed age groups of our current dental educators and the lack of sufficient new faculty to undertake the tasks of faculty members. A literature review is presented of previous studies monitoring the current demographics of dental faculty, projected trends, and factors that influence an individual's career choices concerning dental education involvement. Both intrinsic and extrinsic factors are explored to offer potential avenues for interesting, recruiting, and retaining qualified individuals as dental faculty. The goal of this article is to stimulate thought-provoking discussions and/or solutions within academic dentistry in regard to the question: Who will be our dental school faculty in the next decade?
对更多牙科教育工作者的迫切需求正在显现。本文反思了我们当前牙科教育工作者严重失衡的年龄组以及缺乏足够的新教员来承担教员任务的情况。本文对以往监测牙科教员当前人口统计学特征、预测趋势以及影响个人参与牙科教育职业选择的因素的研究进行了综述。探讨了内在和外在因素，为吸引、招募和留住合格的牙科教员提供潜在途径。本文的目的是在牙科学术界引发关于“未来十年谁将成为我们牙科学院的教员？”这一问题的发人深省的讨论和/或解决方案。
