Kaur Taranjit, Nair Sanjiv
1Government Dental College and Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat India.
Bangalore Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2019 Mar;18(1):11-14. doi: 10.1007/s12663-018-1170-8. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
Just as other surgical fields, maxillofacial surgery also was considered a male-dominated field since long. In the recent past, though, we are witnessing change in this trend. Dentistry in general, and maxillofacial surgery in particular, is seeing a large number of women choosing it as their career option, more so in the last decade and a half. This study was conducted in order to understand issues affecting women maxillofacial surgeons in their career as an academician or a private practitioner. We wanted to analyze the factors leading to career satisfaction and estimate the current work scenario for women maxillofacial surgeons. Since the study is one of its first in the country, the conclusions are not definite. Further studies in the future are needed to understand various factors affecting position of women maxillofacial surgeons in academics, private practice, and residents and role of gender in career advancement and in pursuing leadership positions.
与其他外科领域一样，长期以来颌面外科也被视为男性主导的领域。然而，在最近，我们目睹了这一趋势的变化。总体而言，牙科，尤其是颌面外科，正见证着大量女性将其作为职业选择，在过去的十五年里更是如此。进行这项研究是为了了解影响女性颌面外科医生作为学者或私人执业者职业生涯的问题。我们希望分析导致职业满意度的因素，并评估女性颌面外科医生目前的工作状况。由于这项研究在该国尚属首次，结论并不确定。未来需要进一步的研究来了解影响女性颌面外科医生在学术、私人执业和住院医师岗位上的地位的各种因素，以及性别在职业发展和担任领导职位方面的作用。
