@article{article_1110037, title={Future Career Goals of Turkish Dental Students Attended to Newly Implemented Nationwide Career Planning Course}, journal={Sağlık Bilimlerinde Eğitim Dergisi}, volume={5}, pages={14–20}, year={2022}, author={Çelik, Zeynep Ceren and Baydaş, Bülent and Elbek Çubukçu, Çiğdem}, keywords={Career choice, dental education, dental student}, abstract={Objective: The Career Planning Course introduced by the Presidency of Republic of Türkiye Human Resources Office in 2021, intends to create and raise an awareness on prospective career goals of higher education students. The aim of this study was to analyse future career goals of first and second year Turkish dental students attended on Career Planning Course. Material and Method: All students enrolled to the course (n=141) were evaluated by eligibility and non-Turkish students and unsubmitted evaluation forms were excluded, finally 135 evaluation forms were reviewed by study year, gender, language proficiencies and self-stated practice plans (Public/ Private/Abroad/Academic/Specialty). Results: The highest attendance rates to the Career-related module of the course were observed in overall dental students (n=111; 81,0%) which had significant impact on a stating a specific career plan in homeland (OR 7.90 (2.90-21.50); p <0.001). Findings demonstrated high preference of private practice (54,3%); however nearly one third of the first (28,6%) and second year (36,2%) students had no decisive statement regarding practice plan in homeland. Most were indicated a specialty plan (n=109; 80,7%). Conclusion: Attendance to Career Planning Course had significant impact on having specific career plan. We recommend adding profession-oriented modules for attenuating absent statements.}, number={1}, publisher={Hüseyin SELVİ}, organization={None}