Entry into the dental job market: perception of undergraduate students in dentistry regarding acquired skills and expectations

Authors

  • Taiomara Vieira Mania Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7923-7657
  • Andrea Maria Duarte Vargas Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Efigênia Ferreira Ferreira Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30979/rev.abeno.v18i3.563

Keywords:

Dental Students. Professional Skills. Teaching. Health Care Sector.

Abstract

The aims of the present study were to evaluate the perceptions of dental students regarding the skills acquired during their undergraduate course to begin their professional activities and identify aspects of the professional plans. Student’s from the tenth semester of two higher education institutions answered a self-administrated questionnaire addressing the skills stipulated in the Brazilian National Dental Curriculum Guidelines and their plans for beginning their professional careers. One hundred three of the 132 questionnaires were answered. Most students (n = 87; 84.46%) planned to begin their careers in a private and/or public clinic as a service provider and planned to continue their studies in specialization and/or improvement courses (n = 72; 69.89%). Most students felt confident regarding clinical skills related to basic care procedures (> 70%) but much less confident regarding specialized procedures. With regard to general skills, the students reported difficulties in terms of leadership and management (42.71%). They are not fluent in any foreign languages (28.15%) and have realistic expectations of financial gains. They understand the job market well, perceive the need to continue their studies, are confident with regard to some acquired general and clinical skills and perceive that others are insufficient. Reconsidering the mode of teaching, the teaching-learning process and evaluation methods could be a way to potentiate the National Dental Curriculum Guidelines.

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Author Biographies

Taiomara Vieira Mania, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Mestre em Odontologia, área de concentração Saúde Coletiva.

Efigênia Ferreira Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Professora Doutora, Departamento de Odontologia Preventiva e Social, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

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Published

20-08-2018

How to Cite

Mania, T. V., Vargas, A. M. D., & Ferreira, E. F. (2018). Entry into the dental job market: perception of undergraduate students in dentistry regarding acquired skills and expectations. Revista Da ABENO, 18(3), 148–158. https://doi.org/10.30979/rev.abeno.v18i3.563

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