A survey of endodontic residents' attitudes about a career in dental education.

Full Abstract

There is an increasing demand for qualified educators throughout American dental schools. A survey designed to identify reasons for interest or lack of interest in education as a career was sent to all first and second year endodontic residents enrolled in the United States in 1999. Seventy-four percent of the 392 students responded (224 men and 65 women). The survey results were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests. Ninety-three percent of the respondents reported an interest in teaching on a part time basis, and of those, 51% were willing to teach 1.5 days/week, but only 16% were willing to teach more than 1.5 days/week. The survey included a list of eight potential reasons for not being interested in a career in education and respondents were asked to mark their top three. Low salaries for teachers was the most frequently chosen reason (70%), 51% listed educational debt, and 31% listed desire to be their own boss or lack of interest in research. Students were also asked to choose the top three reasons for interest in dental education from a list of seven reasons. Enjoyment of clinical teaching was the most frequently selected reason (41%):
32% included enjoying working with others in the field and 24% listed enjoyment of the university atmosphere.

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Author/s: McNally, Michael A (MA); Dunning, David G (DG); Lange, Brian M (BM); Gound, Tom G (TG);

Affiliation: Department of Dental Practice Management, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln 68583-0740, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of endodontics (J Endod), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Aug; vol 28 (issue 8) : pp 592-4

Dates: Created 2002/08/19; Completed 2002/10/02; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 12184421, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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