Socio-demographic characteristics and career choices amongst Chilean dental students.
This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the socio-demographic and career choice characteristics of dental students in two publicly funded universities in Chile. A total of 601 dental students participated in the study with a 53% response rate.The written survey covered age, gender, type of schoo...
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| description | This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the socio-demographic and career choice characteristics of dental students in two publicly funded universities in Chile. A total of 601 dental students participated in the study with a 53% response rate.The written survey covered age, gender, type of school attended, place of residence, parental occupation, level of education, tuition fees payment methods, along with motivations and preferences towards dentistry as a career. The respondents had an average age of 22 years old. Sixty one percent of respondents were female, and the majority had completed secondary education in private and subsidized schools with only 21.5% having finished in public schools. Most of the students covered their tuition fees with parental money (37.1%), followed by any type of loan (27.9%). The majority of students (63.8%) had placed dentistry as their first career choice with self-motivation being the most important reason for their decision. This study provides a description of the socio-demographic and economic profile of Chilean dental students and provides insights about career decision issues. It also purposes areas for further research and management by academics for future program development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7bf079580ded4c28b3369b4cc8e4e3c22022-12-21T23:39:17ZengUniversidad de Concepción.Journal of Oral Research0719-24600719-24792014-06-0132838910.17126/joralres.2014.021Socio-demographic characteristics and career choices amongst Chilean dental students.Karla Gambetta0Rodrigo Mariño1Mike Morgan2Melbourne Dental School. The University of Melbourne, Australia.Melbourne Dental School. The University of Melbourne, Australia.Melbourne Dental School. The University of Melbourne, Australia.This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the socio-demographic and career choice characteristics of dental students in two publicly funded universities in Chile. A total of 601 dental students participated in the study with a 53% response rate.The written survey covered age, gender, type of school attended, place of residence, parental occupation, level of education, tuition fees payment methods, along with motivations and preferences towards dentistry as a career. The respondents had an average age of 22 years old. Sixty one percent of respondents were female, and the majority had completed secondary education in private and subsidized schools with only 21.5% having finished in public schools. Most of the students covered their tuition fees with parental money (37.1%), followed by any type of loan (27.9%). The majority of students (63.8%) had placed dentistry as their first career choice with self-motivation being the most important reason for their decision. This study provides a description of the socio-demographic and economic profile of Chilean dental students and provides insights about career decision issues. It also purposes areas for further research and management by academics for future program development.http://www.joralres.com/index.php/JOR/article/view/72/74studentsdentalChilesocioeconomic factorscareer choice. |
| spellingShingle | Karla Gambetta Rodrigo Mariño Mike Morgan Socio-demographic characteristics and career choices amongst Chilean dental students. Journal of Oral Research students dental Chile socioeconomic factors career choice. |
| title | Socio-demographic characteristics and career choices amongst Chilean dental students. |
| title_full | Socio-demographic characteristics and career choices amongst Chilean dental students. |
| title_fullStr | Socio-demographic characteristics and career choices amongst Chilean dental students. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Socio-demographic characteristics and career choices amongst Chilean dental students. |
| title_short | Socio-demographic characteristics and career choices amongst Chilean dental students. |
| title_sort | socio demographic characteristics and career choices amongst chilean dental students |
| topic | students dental Chile socioeconomic factors career choice. |
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