Technical-scientific profile of graduates from a Professional Master’s degree course in Dentistry

a cross-sectional study

Authors

  • Letícia Abreu Costa Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Sílvia Regina de Almeida Reis Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Urbino da Rocha Tunes Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Alena Ribeiro Alves Peixoto Medrado Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30979/revabeno.v22i2.1592

Keywords:

Graduate Education in Odontology, Education, Higher, Professional Training

Abstract

Nowadays there’s a growing demand for professionals master’s degrees course. However, the impact of this stricto sensu postgraduate studies modality in society has been lowly evaluated. This study aims to characterize the profile of students who graduate from a professional master’s degree course from a private higher education institution, through their entry in labor market, qualification and technical-scientific production. This is a retrospective cross-sectional census study. Social media, phone and cellphone numbers and personal and institutional emails were used as research strategies of those students who graduated the program. A semi-structured questionnaire was created by the researchers of this study, available in both online and offline versions, to collect data and it was organized in a one-dimensional frequency table, where the following percentage rates were identified. It was found that 71,8% of the graduates responded to the form sent to them. Most of them managed to entry the labor market in an outstanding way, because 62,1% of those joined activities related to teaching. Around 86,5% of them published their researches as scientific manuscripts, beside their outstanding technical production, such as conference presentations, interviews, online informative texts and courses taught. The participation in public and private sectors activities was found in 43,2% and 56,8% of them, respectively. It is concluded that the profile of the students who finish the professional master’s degree course in Odontology evaluated in this study is characterized for significant participation in activities related to teaching, such as technical researches and work, with significant participation in the public and private sectors. This modality of postgraduate course provided to the graduates a technically qualified training, characterized as an advanced and transforming practice.

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Author Biographies

Letícia Abreu Costa, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health

Graduated in Dentistry, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health.

Sílvia Regina de Almeida Reis, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health

Ph.D, Professor, Dentistry Course, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health.

Urbino da Rocha Tunes, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health

Ph.D, Professor, Dentistry Course, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health.

Alena Ribeiro Alves Peixoto Medrado, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health

Ph.D, Professor, Dentistry Course, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health.

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Published

28-11-2022

How to Cite

Costa, L. A., Reis, S. R. de A., Tunes, U. da R., & Medrado, A. R. A. P. (2022). Technical-scientific profile of graduates from a Professional Master’s degree course in Dentistry: a cross-sectional study. Revista Da ABENO, 22(2), 1592 . https://doi.org/10.30979/revabeno.v22i2.1592

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