Division of Prosthetic and Esthetic Dentistry, Mayo Clinic, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2012 May;76(5):562-73.
The goals of this study were to 1) evaluate dental students' perceptions of dental specialties, 2) identify factors that play an important role in students' decision to pursue specialty training or career choices, and 3) establish a baseline of students' perceptions of the dental fields with the best future in terms of salary, personal and patient quality of life, and overall impact on the dental profession. Surveys were distributed to 494 students at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Data were collected from 380 traditional four-year students and thirty advanced standing students. Chi-square tests, multivariate analysis, and logistic regressions were used to determine associations and independent contributions of student demographics to their perceptions of dental specialties and factors influencing specialty training or career choices. Debt was a statistically significant factor (p<0.001) in choosing specialty training or career independent of gender, age, or class year. Enjoyment of providing care in a specialty or field was identified as the single most important factor in choosing a specialty career. Half of the respondents had decided not to specialize. Pursuing postdoctoral general dentistry training and private practice in general dentistry were the most commonly reported plans after completion of dental school. Suggestions are made for ways to inform students about specialty training.
1）评估牙科学生对牙科专业的看法；2）确定对学生选择专业培训或职业的决策有重要影响的因素；3）确定学生对牙科领域的看法，包括未来薪资、个人和患者生活质量以及对牙科行业整体影响方面的最佳领域。本研究向宾夕法尼亚大学牙医学院的 494 名学生发放了调查问卷。共收集到 380 名传统四年制学生和 30 名高级进修学生的数据。采用卡方检验、多元分析和逻辑回归来确定学生特征与他们对牙科专业的看法之间的关联和独立贡献，以及影响专业培训或职业选择的因素。债务是选择专业培训或职业的一个统计学上显著的因素（p<0.001），独立于性别、年龄或年级。在选择专业职业时，享受在某一专业或领域提供医疗服务被认为是最重要的因素。一半的受访者已经决定不从事专科工作。完成牙科学校学业后，最常报告的计划是接受博士后普通牙科培训和普通牙科私人执业。提出了一些建议，以告知学生有关专科培训的信息。
