Study motives, career choices and interest in paediatric dentistry among final year dental students in Nigeria
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| author | Morenike O Folayan Oyinkan O Sofola Mohammad R Khami Ayodeji O Esan Bamidele O Popoola Omolola O Orenuga Nkiru Folaranmi Taofeek O Ligali Abimbola S Phillips |
| author_facet | Morenike O Folayan Oyinkan O Sofola Mohammad R Khami Ayodeji O Esan Bamidele O Popoola Omolola O Orenuga Nkiru Folaranmi Taofeek O Ligali Abimbola S Phillips |
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| spelling | oai:ir.oauife.edu.ng:123456789-65092024-06-12T03:01:03Z Study motives, career choices and interest in paediatric dentistry among final year dental students in Nigeria Morenike O Folayan Oyinkan O Sofola Mohammad R Khami Ayodeji O Esan Bamidele O Popoola Omolola O Orenuga Nkiru Folaranmi Taofeek O Ligali Abimbola S Phillips 10p Abstract Background: Students’ motives for studying Dentistry have been a subject of interest for years because of the potential for understanding the psychological makeup and subsequent job satisfaction for the dentist. It is also useful in identifying expectations of the profession. This study therefore tried to identify study motives and career preferences of dental students especially with respect to the practice of paediatric dentistry. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire. The final year students in six dental schools in Nigeria were required to fill the questionnaire. Students were asked to rank their motives and career preferences on a Likert like scale with points ranging from 0–5 where 0 represented a factor that had no influence on their decision and 5 represented a very influential factor. The underlying dimensions for study motives, career preference, impression about and motive for interest in the practice of paediatric dentistry were identified using factor analysis. Results: One hundred and seventy nine of 223 students (80.3%) participated in this study. Motives for the practice of dentistry included characteristics of the profession, altruism and intellectual challenges, existence of artistic theme in dentistry and parent’s recommendation. Overall, 67.1% of respondents indicated interest in postgraduate studies and 50.8% were interested in paediatric dentistry practice. The main motives for showing interest in the practice of paediatric dentistry were ‘personal interest, professional interest and interest of significant others in children’, and ‘family influence’. Significantly more males than females were interested in the practice of paediatric dentistry though the motives for interest in the practice of paediatric dentistry did not differ significantly by sex or age. 2024-06-11T09:42:26Z 2024-06-11T09:42:26Z 2014-07-02 journal-article 10.1186/1472-6920-14-130 10.1186/1472-6920-14-130 https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6509 en BMC Medical Education Folayan et al.: Study motives, career choices and interest in paediatric dentistry among final year dental students in Nigeria. BMC Medical Education 2014 14:130. application/pdf BMC Medical Education |
| spellingShingle | Morenike O Folayan Oyinkan O Sofola Mohammad R Khami Ayodeji O Esan Bamidele O Popoola Omolola O Orenuga Nkiru Folaranmi Taofeek O Ligali Abimbola S Phillips Study motives, career choices and interest in paediatric dentistry among final year dental students in Nigeria |
| title | Study motives, career choices and interest in paediatric dentistry among final year dental students in Nigeria |
| title_full | Study motives, career choices and interest in paediatric dentistry among final year dental students in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Study motives, career choices and interest in paediatric dentistry among final year dental students in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study motives, career choices and interest in paediatric dentistry among final year dental students in Nigeria |
| title_short | Study motives, career choices and interest in paediatric dentistry among final year dental students in Nigeria |
| title_sort | study motives career choices and interest in paediatric dentistry among final year dental students in nigeria |
| url | https://ir.oauife.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6509 |
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