Rouhiainen Vilma, Karaharju-Suvanto Terhi, Waltimo-Sirén Janna
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2022 Feb;26(1):166-173. doi: 10.1111/eje.12685. Epub 2021 May 4.
Many studies, globally, have aimed at elucidating reasons to choose a career in dentistry. The most common motives found are reasonable working hours and aspiration to help. The aim of this study was to explore whether eventual past personal experience of orthodontic treatment and particularly the interpersonal skills of the treating orthodontist are of significance in this respect.
An electronic questionnaire, consisting of multiple choice and descriptive questions about dental history and experiences in dental care, was sent to dental and, as controls, psychology students within the same Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland. The answers between the two groups were compared and differences tested statistically.
The questionnaire was answered by 143 (46.0%) dental students and 94 (17.6%) psychology students. Dental students, compared to psychology students, had more positive views of their dentition and dental treatment in general (p = 0.000). Amongst participants, 47.9% of dental students and 57.4% of psychology students had received orthodontic treatment. Of those, dental students had perceived their orthodontic treatment as less painful (p = 0.001) and less uncomfortable (p = 0.000) than psychology students. Moreover, dental students reported more often experiences of orthodontist taking into account their situation in life during treatment (p = 0.011) and gave more positive descriptions of the orthodontist's interpersonal skills (p = 0.031).
Dental students, compared to psychology students, had statistically significantly more positive personal experiences related to dentistry and orthodontics, supporting our hypothesis that positive experiences with orthodontic treatment likely increase the probability of choosing dentistry as the future career.
全球许多研究旨在阐明选择牙科职业的原因。最常见的动机是合理的工作时间和助人愿望。本研究的目的是探讨正畸治疗的既往个人经历，尤其是正畸医生的人际沟通技巧在这方面是否具有重要意义。
向芬兰赫尔辛基大学医学院同一系的牙科学生以及作为对照的心理学学生发送了一份电子问卷，问卷包含关于牙科病史和牙科护理经历的多项选择题和描述性问题。比较两组的答案并进行统计学差异检验。
143名（46.0%）牙科学生和94名（17.6%）心理学学生回答了问卷。与心理学学生相比，牙科学生对自己的牙列和总体牙科治疗有更积极的看法（p = 0.000）。在参与者中，47.9%的牙科学生和57.4%的心理学学生接受过正畸治疗。其中，牙科学生认为他们的正畸治疗比心理学学生的疼痛程度更低（p = 0.001），不适感也更少（p = 0.000）。此外，牙科学生更常报告正畸医生在治疗期间考虑到他们生活状况的经历（p = 0.011），并且对正畸医生的人际沟通技巧给出更积极的描述（p = 0.031）。
与心理学学生相比，牙科学生在牙科和正畸方面有统计学上显著更积极的个人经历，支持了我们的假设，即正畸治疗的积极经历可能增加选择牙科作为未来职业的可能性。
