Profile of Dentistry students from the Universidade Estadual do Piauí

• Autor(a) principal: Rocha, Beatriz da Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Batista, Samuel Fontes, Ferraz, Maria Ângela Arêa Leão
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/700
• topic: Dentistry. Job Market. Students.; Odontologia. Estudantes. Mercado de Trabalho.

The present study aimed to know the academic and sociodemographic profile of dentistry students from the Universidade Estadual do Piauí. The research was a cross-sectional study with quantitative approach. A questionnaire containing questions about the students' socioeconomic and academic aspects was applied. Among the 92 students enrolled, 71% (66) participated in the study, of these 59% (39) are women, 92% (61) single, 59% (39) aged 21-24 years, 38% (25) from a favored economic class and 44% (29) who called themselves white. Regarding the reason for choosing the course, personal desire was the answer chosen by 48.50% (32) of the students. Scientific research was classified as very important during training and after graduation, 97% (64) intend to specialize, being ‘Surgery’ (16, 24%) and ‘Orthodontics’ (13, 20%) the areas of most interest. Prospects for the profession relate to personal/professional achievement and health promotion. Based on the results, we identified the profile of the Dentistry student at Piauí State University, their expectations and what they intend to accomplish after their graduation.