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标题：First‑year dental students’ motivation for choosing the dental profession: A questionnaire study of budding dentists in Central India
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作者：Singh Aishwarya ; Sudhanshu Saxena ; Tiwari Vidhatri 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Educational and Psychological Researches
电子版ISSN：2395-2296
出版年度：2015
卷号：1
期号：4
页码：272-277
DOI：10.4103/2395-2296.163942
语种：English
出版社：Medknow Publications
摘要：Background: The choice of a career is a crucial decision that has a lifelong impact on a person’s living pattern. It is important to understand the motives of those choosing to study dentistry,because these motives may influence an individual’s level of commitment to the profession. The aim of the present study was to highlight the motives of choosing dentistry as a career among 432 1st year dental students. Methods: A pretested close ended questionnaire comprising of 30 questions,was administered to 1st year dental students registered under Barkatullah University,Bhopal. Students were asked questions pertaining to the importance of five central motives money,people,business,flexibility,and personal background for selecting dentistry as a career. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 17. Results: It was observed that being self‑employed (54%) and helping people (51%) were reported as the top two factors for joining dentistry. Conclusion: Students’ vision of a being self‑employed and helping people appears to have influenced their choice of dentistry. This implies that being independent may be one of the most motivating factors underlying the bright image projected by the dental profession. The policy makers should work on making dentistry a lucrative profession,and improve the other motivating factors.
关键词：Career;dental students;dentistry;factors;motivation