Choosing Periodontology for Specialty Specialization: Perspective of Dental Undergraduate Students
Background: The attitudes of dental students to study a particular specialty of dentistry in post-graduation are of great importance as these facilitate workforce planning in the dental sector. Aim and Objective: To assess the attitude of dental students towards choosing periodontology as their futu...
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| author | Prabhati Gupta Zoya Chowdhary Vikas Singh Aashima Bajaj Disha Gupta Monika Loitongbam |
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| description | Background:
The attitudes of dental students to study a particular specialty of dentistry in post-graduation are of great importance as these facilitate workforce planning in the dental sector.
Aim and Objective:
To assess the attitude of dental students towards choosing periodontology as their future career and to explore demographic variables that affect their choice.
Materials and Methods:
A cross-sectional survey based on a questionnaire was conducted, including students of the third and fourth years and interns of the dental college. Twenty-seven questions, graded on a Likert scale (5-point) were included in the questionnaire, and the responses were categorised via three attitudes: negative (score 0–21), neutral (score 22–44) and positive (score 45–64). The Chi-square test for proportions was used to examine the differences between groups.
Results:
Among 114 participants, 53 (46.5%) were males and 61 (53.5%) were females. One-third of the respondents had a positive attitude towards selecting periodontology as their future career, and the majority had a neutral perspective, with a few students having a negative attitude (20.2%). Out of the total, 34.2% of respondents had a positive attitude, and 45.6% showed a neutral attitude or perspective.
Conclusion:
Efforts should be intensified, and undergraduate (UG) students should be motivated by broadening the scope of the field in the UG curriculum by the dental council so that the students show considerable interest in pursuing the field as their future career. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cd004549fc5e4f6a98ebe152d5f32d1f2025-02-07T15:29:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dental Research0970-92901998-36032023-10-0134435435810.4103/ijdr.ijdr_957_21Choosing Periodontology for Specialty Specialization: Perspective of Dental Undergraduate StudentsPrabhati GuptaZoya ChowdharyVikas SinghAashima BajajDisha GuptaMonika LoitongbamBackground: The attitudes of dental students to study a particular specialty of dentistry in post-graduation are of great importance as these facilitate workforce planning in the dental sector. Aim and Objective: To assess the attitude of dental students towards choosing periodontology as their future career and to explore demographic variables that affect their choice. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey based on a questionnaire was conducted, including students of the third and fourth years and interns of the dental college. Twenty-seven questions, graded on a Likert scale (5-point) were included in the questionnaire, and the responses were categorised via three attitudes: negative (score 0–21), neutral (score 22–44) and positive (score 45–64). The Chi-square test for proportions was used to examine the differences between groups. Results: Among 114 participants, 53 (46.5%) were males and 61 (53.5%) were females. One-third of the respondents had a positive attitude towards selecting periodontology as their future career, and the majority had a neutral perspective, with a few students having a negative attitude (20.2%). Out of the total, 34.2% of respondents had a positive attitude, and 45.6% showed a neutral attitude or perspective. Conclusion: Efforts should be intensified, and undergraduate (UG) students should be motivated by broadening the scope of the field in the UG curriculum by the dental council so that the students show considerable interest in pursuing the field as their future career.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_957_21attitudedentaldental council of india (dci)periodontologypost-graduation |
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| title | Choosing Periodontology for Specialty Specialization: Perspective of Dental Undergraduate Students |
| title_full | Choosing Periodontology for Specialty Specialization: Perspective of Dental Undergraduate Students |
| title_fullStr | Choosing Periodontology for Specialty Specialization: Perspective of Dental Undergraduate Students |
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| title_short | Choosing Periodontology for Specialty Specialization: Perspective of Dental Undergraduate Students |
| title_sort | choosing periodontology for specialty specialization perspective of dental undergraduate students |
| topic | attitude dental dental council of india (dci) periodontology post-graduation |
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