Preparedness and Practice Management Skills of Graduating Dental Students Entering the Work Force
Joint Authors
George, Roy
Manakil, Jane
Rihani, Selwa
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Dental education aims to produce competent graduates with the ability to provide quality care to the patients and facilitate the smooth integration into professional practice.
The objective of this study was to explore the overall preparedness of graduands for integrating into professional practice.
The survey was tested for reliability and analysed the career paths, learning preferences, overall knowledge, and confidence amongst graduating dentists in integrating and managing a dental practice on graduation.
Sixty-nine students (89.6%) in age group of 20–50 years participated in the study.
Students indicated a high level of confidence in their skills and ability to work in a team in a practice or collaboratively with other colleagues and specialists but expressed some reservation on their practice management skills (73.1%).
Challenges in gaining employment and pressures to repay educational debts are amongst the reasons for graduands preferring a paid job immediately on graduation regardless of demographics.
Students indicated that an increase in speciality training and clinical/outreach placements could enhance employability.
This study explores the students’ perception of their confidences, knowledge, learning preferences, and practice management skills as a method of evaluating their preparedness to practice on graduation and provides a base line for curriculum structuring to prepare graduands to enter the competitive dental work force.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Manakil, Jane& Rihani, Selwa& George, Roy. 2015. Preparedness and Practice Management Skills of Graduating Dental Students Entering the Work Force. Education Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063892
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Manakil, Jane…[et al.]. Preparedness and Practice Management Skills of Graduating Dental Students Entering the Work Force. Education Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063892
American Medical Association (AMA)
Manakil, Jane& Rihani, Selwa& George, Roy. Preparedness and Practice Management Skills of Graduating Dental Students Entering the Work Force. Education Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063892
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063892