Socıo-Demographıc Profıles Of Turkısh Orthodontısts And Retırement

The aim of this study was to 1. Determine the Turkish orthodontists’ socio-demographic profiles, financial status, and the opinions about the retirement; 2. Make warnings to the orthodontists about determined problems, 3. Take preventive measures against these problems, and 4. Constitute a reference...

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Main Authors: Ali İhya Karaman, Tancan Uysal, Enis Güray, Zafer Sarı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2003-08-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Orthodontics
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Online Access: http://www.turkjorthod.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/soco-demographc-profles-of-turksh-orthodontsts-and/53940
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description The aim of this study was to 1. Determine the Turkish orthodontists’ socio-demographic profiles, financial status, and the opinions about the retirement; 2. Make warnings to the orthodontists about determined problems, 3. Take preventive measures against these problems, and 4. Constitute a reference for the future national and/or international surveys to make possible the evaluation of changes in Turkish orthodontics. Socio-demographic information forms were conveyed to 300 orthodontists who determined as registered to Turkish Orthodontics Society, between January 2001 and February 2001. In these forms 32 questions about demographic properties, health and social insurances, patient and working data’s and opinions about the retirement of orthodontists’ were asked. Finally, 167 forms were mailed back. All datas were saved to the computer and during the descriptive statistical evaluation, SPSS package programme was used. Return rate was calculated as 55.66%. This study presents Turkish Orthodontists’ socio-economic profiles and opinions about the transition to retirement. In generally it was determined that Turkish orthodontist population was young, they selected dentists for marriage, found social and health insurances insufficient and on account some part of them have make private retirement. Besides, it was determined that orthodontists were not got ready about the transition to the retirement and generally they have not taken any measures against to accidents, injuries, and death. As a conclusion, it was thought that, similar annual new projects reflect the changes during tmi and it helps to compare the datas among different countries.
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spelling doaj.art-5f2552a85cbf4016a62472a833cda8b12023-08-01T12:54:37ZengGalenos YayineviTurkish Journal of Orthodontics2528-96592148-95052003-08-0116210210710.13076/1300-3550-16-2-10213049054Socıo-Demographıc Profıles Of Turkısh Orthodontısts And RetırementAli İhya Karaman0Tancan Uysal1Enis Güray2Zafer Sarı3 Selçuk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Ortodonti Anabilim Dalı Selçuk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Ortodonti Anabilim Dalı Selçuk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Ortodonti Anabilim Dalı Selçuk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Ortodonti Anabilim Dalı The aim of this study was to 1. Determine the Turkish orthodontists’ socio-demographic profiles, financial status, and the opinions about the retirement; 2. Make warnings to the orthodontists about determined problems, 3. Take preventive measures against these problems, and 4. Constitute a reference for the future national and/or international surveys to make possible the evaluation of changes in Turkish orthodontics. Socio-demographic information forms were conveyed to 300 orthodontists who determined as registered to Turkish Orthodontics Society, between January 2001 and February 2001. In these forms 32 questions about demographic properties, health and social insurances, patient and working data’s and opinions about the retirement of orthodontists’ were asked. Finally, 167 forms were mailed back. All datas were saved to the computer and during the descriptive statistical evaluation, SPSS package programme was used. Return rate was calculated as 55.66%. This study presents Turkish Orthodontists’ socio-economic profiles and opinions about the transition to retirement. In generally it was determined that Turkish orthodontist population was young, they selected dentists for marriage, found social and health insurances insufficient and on account some part of them have make private retirement. Besides, it was determined that orthodontists were not got ready about the transition to the retirement and generally they have not taken any measures against to accidents, injuries, and death. As a conclusion, it was thought that, similar annual new projects reflect the changes during tmi and it helps to compare the datas among different countries. http://www.turkjorthod.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/soco-demographc-profles-of-turksh-orthodontsts-and/53940 orthodontistssocio-demographic profileretirement
spellingShingle Ali İhya Karaman
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Zafer Sarı
Socıo-Demographıc Profıles Of Turkısh Orthodontısts And Retırement
Turkish Journal of Orthodontics
orthodontists
socio-demographic profile
retirement
title Socıo-Demographıc Profıles Of Turkısh Orthodontısts And Retırement
title_full Socıo-Demographıc Profıles Of Turkısh Orthodontısts And Retırement
title_fullStr Socıo-Demographıc Profıles Of Turkısh Orthodontısts And Retırement
title_full_unstemmed Socıo-Demographıc Profıles Of Turkısh Orthodontısts And Retırement
title_short Socıo-Demographıc Profıles Of Turkısh Orthodontısts And Retırement
title_sort socio demographic profiles of turkish orthodontists and retirement
topic orthodontists
socio-demographic profile
retirement
url http://www.turkjorthod.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/soco-demographc-profles-of-turksh-orthodontsts-and/53940
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