Patterns of further education and employment of dental graduates: a twelve-year analysis from 2007 to 2019

• Autor(a) principal: Justen, Michelli
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Silva, Guilherme Vidal da, Lamers, Juliana Maciel de Souza, Junges, Roger, Toassi, Ramona Fernanda Ceriotti
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/1687
• topic: Dental Staff; Education, Graduate; Education, Dental, Graduate; Health Human Resource Training; Job Satisfaction.; Recursos Humanos em Odontologia; Educação de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia; Educação em Odontologia; Capacitação de Recursos Humanos em Saúde; Satisfação no Emprego.

The assessment of dental graduates’ trajectory over time is important to ensure a proper alignment of dental curricula with the needs of society. This cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study aimed at characterizing the sociodemographic profile, the postgraduate education choices, and the employment pattern of dental graduates from a public university in the South region of Brazil. Dental graduates from 2007 to 2019 were invited to participate via e-mail. The survey was self-administered and hosted online. The content of the survey encompassed three main spheres of interest - sociodemographic profile, postgraduate education choices, and employment pattern. A total of 245 graduates participated in the study (response rate of 25.7%). The majority were women (68.6%), aged 26 to 32 years old (73.9%), single (71.4%), without children (92.7%), born (51.4%) and residing (59.2%) in Porto Alegre, the city in which the university is located and where they work (67.5%). Monthly income reported was 5 to 10 times the minimum wage (36.7%). Most participants were actively working in Dentistry (97.1%) and were satisfied with the dental profession (79.6%). The majority attended or is currently enrolled in postgraduate courses (94.3%), completed within three years after graduation, mainly specialization courses (62.8%), in the areas of Public Health, Orthodontics and Implantology. Most reported to be working in the private sector (60.8%). However, there was an increase in employment in the public sector among those who graduated between 2010 and 2019 compared to 2007-2008 (from 2.4% to 20.7%). Fundamentally, the continuing assessment of dental graduates’ path and perceptions is essential to better adjust and shape dental curricula in the future.