Efficiency Of Self-Dental Esthetic Satisfaction And The Will Status On Choosing Dentistry As A Profession

Abstract

Introduction: While other influencing factors are well categorized on the choice of dentistry, the effect of the-self appearance and the importance of the will are not studied adequately and categorized as an influencing factor in the literature. Materials and Methods: The structured questionnaire with 21 questions was asked to 142 dental students in Turkey. Statistical analyses were performed and the results were obtained. The questions were designed by following the factors affecting the decision of the students in choosing careers such as; willingness, economy, esthetics, past experiences with dentists, the influence of family/environment, etc. Results: Of the individuals who wanted to become a dentist from the beginning of their education, 82.5% replied as “Dentistry has always been closer and warmer” (p = 0.002; p <0.01). Also, 70,2% of respondents’ were mostly influenced by economic reasons. (p = 0,034; p <0,05). 9% of the respondents replied as "I chose it because of my family/environment affected me". Almost 1/3 of the students stated that the appearance of the teeth influenced their choice of dentistry but the effect was statistically significant. Conclusion: This is the first study in the literature that reports that the state of the dental self-esthetics was studied and considered as an influencing factor in choosing dentistry. The willingness of the students’ in the choice of dentistry was also highly statistically significant whereas the economical considerations were the most ranked factor among the other influencing factors in students’ career plans.

Keywords

• Advanced Dental Education,Assessment,Esthetic Dentistry,Predental,Undergraduate Dental Education

Diş Hekimliği Mesleği Seçiminde Öz Dişsel Estetik ve İsteklilik Durumunun Etkinliği

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, Türkiye'de eğitim gören diş hekimliği öğrencilerinin meslek seçiminde kişinin kendi dental durumu ve isteklilik gibi kişisel faktörlerin etkinliğinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: 142 diş hekimliği öğrencisine 21 sorudan oluşan yapılandırılmış anket formu sorulmuştur. Sorular, öğrencilerin kariyer seçiminde kararlarını etkileyen faktörler izlenerek tasarlanmıştır; isteklilik, ekonomi, estetik, diş hekimleriyle geçmiş deneyimler, ailenin/çevrenin etkisi vb. Sorular teker teker ve birbirleriyle ilişkisine göre değerlendirilmiştir. İstatistiksel analizler yapılmış olup istatistiksel olarak anlamlı sonuçlar elde edilmiştir. Bulgular: Eğitim başlangıcından itibaren diş hekimi olmak isteyenlerin %82.5'i “Diş Hekimliği her zaman daha yakın ve daha sıcak olmuştur” olarak yanıtlamıştır (p = 0.002; p <0.01). Ayrıca, ankete katılanların % 70,2' si çoğunlukla ekonomik nedenlerden etkilenmiştir. (p = 0,034; p <0,05). Ankete katılanların% 9'u "Ailem / çevremden etkilendiğim için seçtim" diye cevap vermiştir. Öğrencilerin yaklaşık 1/3'ü kendi dişlerin görünümünün diş hekimliği seçimini etkilediğini ancak etkinin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğunu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Bu, literatürdeki öz dişsel estetiğinin durumunun çalışıldığı ve diş hekimliği seçiminde etkili bir faktör olarak değerlendirildiğini bildiren ilk çalışmadır. Ayrıca çalışmada öğrencilerin bu tercihi yapmalarındaki diğer tüm etkenler de incelenmiş olup sonuçları rapor edilmiştir. Öğrencilerin diş hekimliği seçimindeki istekliliği de istatistiksel olarak anlamlı sonuç verirken, ekonomik düşünceler öğrencilerin kariyer planlarında diğer etkileyen faktörler arasında en üst sırada yer almıştır. Her üç öğrenciden birinde ise öz dişsel estetik durumun bu mesleği tercihi kriterlerinden biri olarak bildirildiği görülmüştür.

Keywords

• dişhekimliği,eğitim,kariyer seçimi,dental estetik,meslek

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