| Dentistry a second time? | |
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PMID: 22251331 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Introduction: Dentistry in Jordan is an attractive profession due to the high social standard it provides. This study aimed to investigate whether dentists would choose dentistry again and whether their professional expectations would change after years of practice. Of special interest were possible differences according to gender, age, degree and place of work. Methods: A self-completion questionnaire was filled by a stratified random sample of 355 dentists in Jordan using closed questions. The questionnaire included professional, social and economic factors that influenced people's choice of dentistry and whether they would choose it again and the reasons for that. Results: The results showed that 52% of dentists who returned the questionnaire had dentistry as their first choice; the most important determining factor was the dentist's grades in the general secondary education. Fifty-two per cent stated that they would not choose it for the second time, the main reason being the health problems acquired through the profession and the low income. Helping others and the social standard dentistry provides were the main reasons given for dentists to choose dentistry again. Conclusion: We report that more than half of the dentists included in this study would not 'choose dentistry again' as their profession regardless of age, gender and degree. This is mainly due to health problems acquired and the low income. We found that job satisfaction is highly affected by the workplace, and that more females are dissatisfied by the profession. This suggests that cultural background strongly affects the career decision. |
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Y Oweis; S Hattar; R A Eid; A Sabra |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-12-29 |
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Title: European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe Volume: 16 ISSN: 1600-0579 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Dent Educ Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-01-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9712132 Medline TA: Eur J Dent Educ Country: Denmark |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e10-8 Citation Subset: D |
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© 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S. |
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Faculty of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan University of Aberdeen Dental School, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA. |
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