Jiang Chloe Meng, Nishioka Takashi, Hong Guang, Yu Hao, Zhang Chang-Yuan, Chu Chun Hung
Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Liaison Center for Innovative Dentistry, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Front Oral Health. 2022 Nov 3;3:994613. doi: 10.3389/froh.2022.994613. eCollection 2022.
Dental graduates have a variety of career-path choices. After graduation, they may join private dental practice, government- or hospital-based dental care services, research groups, academia, business or industry. With globalization and frequent international exchange, dental graduates nowadays can explore careers outside their home country. However, dental education systems and job opportunities vary widely across different regions and countries. Diversity of accreditation in dental education, different licensure requirements, and lack of global competencies in dental care often limit the globalization, operation and survival of dental practice and education worldwide. The requirements for professional education and practice can be quite diverse, and these differences will be barriers to dental graduates seeking career development outside their home home country. Fresh dental graduates have minimal experience in job hunting. More specifically, they are unfamiliar with potential career paths. This paper was based on the 4th trilateral symposium 2022 organized by The University of Hong Kong, Tohoku University, and Fujian Medical University, which offered a lecture to discuss career paths for dental graduates in Hong Kong, Japan, and mainland China. The aim of this paper was to provide dentists, particularly fresh graduated dental students, with practical insight into different career paths in Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China, SAR), Japan and mainland China, and factors that may influence their career options. It assists dental students in exploring possibilities in dentistry and preparing for their career development after graduation from dental school.
牙科毕业生有多种职业道路选择。毕业后，他们可以加入私人牙科诊所、政府或医院的牙科护理服务机构、研究团队、学术界、商业或工业领域。随着全球化和频繁的国际交流，如今牙科毕业生可以在本国以外探索职业发展。然而，不同地区和国家的牙科教育体系和就业机会差异很大。牙科教育认证的多样性、不同的执照要求以及牙科护理中全球胜任能力的缺乏，常常限制了全球范围内牙科实践和教育的全球化、运营及生存。专业教育和实践的要求可能大不相同，这些差异将成为牙科毕业生在本国以外寻求职业发展的障碍。刚毕业的牙科学生在求职方面经验极少。更具体地说，他们不熟悉潜在的职业道路。本文基于香港大学、东北大学和福建医科大学于2022年组织的第四届三边研讨会，该研讨会举办了一场讲座，讨论了香港、日本和中国大陆牙科毕业生的职业道路。本文的目的是为牙医，尤其是刚毕业的牙科学生，提供对中国香港特别行政区、日本和中国大陆不同职业道路以及可能影响其职业选择的因素的实际见解。它帮助牙科学生探索牙科领域的可能性，并为牙科学校毕业后的职业发展做好准备。
