Students’ perceptions with relation to the dental job market

• Autor(a) principal: Melo Costa, Simone de
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Ferreti Bonan, Paulo Rogério, Alves Durães, Sarah Jane, Nogueira Guimarães de Abreu, Mauro Henrique
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/1363
• topic: Job Market. Dentistry. Students; Mercado de Trabalho. Odontologia. Estudantes.

The study aimed at identifying and analyzing the perceptions of the students of the State University of Montes Claros, Unimontes, with relation to the dental job market. This qualitative study was performed with students from all years of the course, in the year of 2006. The selection of the sample was simple casual probabilistic. The method used was the semi-structured interviewDifferent perceptions concerning the dental job market were observed. Negative perceptions were that the market was saturated, trivial and competitive, and that competition was unfair. On the other hand, positive perceptions were that the market was ample, that specialized professionals were lacking, that jobs were being offered to new college graduates and that the public sector favored the job market. In conclusion, despite the difficulties found in the current job market, public sector insertion was perceived as a factor facilitating insertion in the job market.