Institute of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius Department of Health Care Management, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas: Lithuania The Health Bureau Ltd, Haversham, UK.
Int Dent J. 2011 Aug;61(4):224-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00062.x.
To assess the intentions of general dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, assistants and technicians graduated from Lithuanian educational institutions in 0032010 to engage in practice in foreign countries.
A questionnaire survey was carried out among all graduates (N = 347) general dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, assistants and technicians in Lithuania in 2010. The response rate was 82.7%.
32.4% of graduates from all oral health specialties mentioned their intentions to emigrate from Lithuania. The highest rate of emigration intentions was found among dental assistants (35.5%) and general dentistry graduates (26.9%). Factors related to higher reported intentions to emigrate were relatives or friends residing in other states, self-rating of personal unhappiness, or residing in large cities. As many as every fourth (23.1%) dental hygienist, assistant and technician graduates had already planned, arranged and organised for emigration. Major destination countries are the UK, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. Of all oral health professionals, the highest rate of reported intentions to emigrate was among dental hygienists, assistants and technicians, therefore many of them will not join the professional community in Lithuania.
The survey gives indications about the possible magnitude of emigration of oral health professionals from Lithuania and is the first study of its kind. The results show that Lithuania is a major sending country in the context of international oral health professionals' migration flows.
评估 2003 年毕业于立陶宛教育机构的普通牙医、口腔专家、口腔保健员、助手和技师在国外执业的意愿。
2010 年对立陶宛所有普通牙医、口腔专家、口腔保健员、助手和技师的毕业生（N=347）进行了问卷调查。回复率为 82.7%。
所有口腔健康专业的毕业生中，有 32.4%表示有意从立陶宛移民。移民意愿最高的是口腔助手（35.5%）和普通牙医（26.9%）。与更高的移民意愿相关的因素包括居住在其他国家的亲戚或朋友、自我评估的个人不幸福或居住在大城市。多达四分之一（23.1%）的口腔保健员、助手和技师毕业生已经计划、安排和组织了移民。主要目的地国家是英国、爱尔兰、挪威和瑞典。在所有口腔健康专业人员中，报告有移民意向的比例最高的是口腔保健员、助手和技师，因此他们中的许多人不会加入立陶宛的专业社区。
该调查表明立陶宛口腔卫生专业人员可能会大量移民，这是此类研究中的首例。结果表明，在国际口腔卫生专业人员的迁移流动中，立陶宛是一个主要的输出国。
