Perceptions of dental students regarding dentistry, the job market and the public healthcare system

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva

Simone De Melo Costa²  Marise Fagundes Silveira¹  Sarah Jane Alves Durães¹  Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães De Abreu¹  Paulo Rogério Ferreti Bonan¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros Departamento de Odontologia Montes Claros MG

关键词: Dentistry;    Dental students;    Perception;    Odontologia;    Estudantes de odontologia;    Percepção;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-81232012000500022

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The scope was to analyze the perceptions of dentistry students at the State University of Montes Claros, Brazil, regarding dentistry, the job market and the public healthcare system. For this, a triangulation method was employed, using a self-administered questionnaire and interviews. The quantitative data were submitted to univariate and multivariate analysis, using Poisson regression, where p<0.05. Content analysis was used for the qualitative data. The majority reported expecting to obtain work in the public healthcare system, stated that the dentistry course prepares students for this market as the curriculum integrates both teaching and service, reported being in favor of greater experience in the public healthcare system and said they would not take classes in Public Health if they were optional. Contact with the social context through teaching/service integration in the advanced semesters of the dentistry course appears to contribute to the development of new professional skills for working in the public sector. However, the students' perceptions revealed contradictions, considering the low value they attributed to the classes on Public Health and their perception of the public system as a residual job option.

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