Insertion of graduates of a Dentistry course in Piauí in the job market

• Autor(a) principal: Sérgio, Ana Flávia Andrade
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Lima, Cacilda Castelo Branco, Viana, Patrícia Ferreira de Sousa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/1061
• topic: Job Market. Dentistry. Dental Staff.; Mercado de Trabalho. Odontologia. Recursos Humanos em Odontologia.

Existent transformations and complexities within dental labor market raise doubts about dentists’ inclusion in professional practice, and their training. This research, therefore, aimed to evaluate the entry of Federal University of Piauí dentistry course graduates into the labor-market. This cross-sectional, quantitative study, conducted by sending an online auto-questionnaire to 76 dentists, graduated between 2017 and 2018, addressing sociodemographic data, postgraduate studies and entry into the labor market, receiving response-rate of 92.1%. Descriptive data analysis performed showed the majority of graduates (88.6%) had or were taking a postgraduate course, mainly in Surgery, Endodontics and Orthodontics. Relative to market entry, 4.3% had never practiced the profession, and 75.7% entered within 3 months after graduation. Dentists were equally divided between public and private sectors, primarily working 40 hours/week (75.4%), earning monthly income of up to 5 minimum salaries (91.3%). Only 11.4% were not satisfied with the chosen profession, and 40% judged the level of market difficulty was intermediate. Among the difficulties reported at the beginning of the profession, the majority of dentists cited the low salaries (82.1%) and insecurity in clinical practice (70.1%). As a suggestion for the undergraduate course, they indicated that they could focus on Administration, Marketing and Entrepreneurship. The market was observed to provide opportunities for rapid inclusion, however with a reduction in exercising the profession in a strictly independent manner. Graduates placed value on postgraduate studies, and despite difficulties, they were satisfied with the profession.