Wilkinson Emma, Kulkarni Roopali, Ying Gui Shuang, Augello Patrick, Boesze-Battaglia Kathleen, Sheridan Olivia, France Katherine
American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Academic Dental Careers Fellowship Program (ADCFP), University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Department of Oral Medicine, Assistant Director of Postgraduate Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2025 Mar;89(3):363-369. doi: 10.1002/jdd.13740. Epub 2024 Oct 10.
To determine the relationship between woman leadership at senior administrative and predoctoral levels in United States (US) dental schools and assess if this relationship is affected by school characteristics.
A 23-question survey was created and distributed to each US accredited dental school (2023). Data regarding the gender of the school's dean, senior administrators, and student leaders, as well as school characteristics were gathered. Data were organized in Excel. Descriptive statistics were performed using mean and standard deviation for continuous measures and using count and percent for categorial measures. Statistical comparisons were performed using analysis of variance (ANOVA), Fisher's Exact, or Chi-squared tests for comparison of proportions.
32 dental schools provided analyzable data for this project (44.4% response rate). The most common senior administrative position held by a woman was the dean of student affairs (71.9%). For every surveyed school with a woman dean (n = 11, 34.4%), at least one other senior administrative position was held by a woman. There was no statistical significance between the year of school establishment, geographic region, gender of the dean, or prevalence of women administrators and students in leadership roles. The number of women students in leadership roles was close to the national enrollment trends for gender.
Included US dental school data showed no relationship between women in leadership at the senior administrative and predoctoral levels. To keep leadership-minded students interested in dental academics throughout their careers, further studies are needed to identify the most important factors influencing careers in academic dentistry.
确定美国牙科学院高级行政和博士前阶段女性领导力之间的关系，并评估这种关系是否受学校特征的影响。
设计了一份包含23个问题的调查问卷，并分发给美国每所获得认证的牙科学院（2023年）。收集了有关学校院长、高级管理人员和学生领袖的性别以及学校特征的数据。数据在Excel中进行整理。描述性统计采用连续测量的均值和标准差以及分类测量的计数和百分比。使用方差分析（ANOVA）、Fisher精确检验或卡方检验进行比例比较的统计分析。
32所牙科学院为本项目提供了可分析的数据（回复率为44.4%）。女性担任的最常见高级行政职位是学生事务院长（71.9%）。在每所接受调查且有女性院长的学校（n = 11，34.4%）中，至少还有一个高级行政职位由女性担任。学校成立年份、地理区域、院长性别或担任领导职务的女性管理人员和学生的比例之间没有统计学意义。担任领导职务的女学生人数接近全国性别招生趋势。
纳入的美国牙科学院数据显示，高级行政和博士前阶段的女性领导力之间没有关系。为了让有领导意识的学生在整个职业生涯中对牙科专业学术保持兴趣，需要进一步研究以确定影响学术牙科职业的最重要因素。
