Profile of dentists graduate from the Federal University of Pernambuco

• Autor(a) principal: de Melo Júnior, Paulo Correia
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: de Oliveira, Ludmila Galindo França, Guimarães, Renata Pedrosa, Beatrice, Lúcia Carneiro de Souza, Pedrosa, Marlus da Silva, da Silva, Cláudio Heliomar Vicente
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/567
• topic: Professional Practice. Surveys and Questionnaires. Dentists. Education; Higher.; Prática Profissional. Inquéritos e Questionários. Odontólogos. Educação Superior.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the profile of dentists that graduated from the Federal University of Pernambuco, who graduated during the curricular model that was in force until 2009, called 6404. A convenience sample consisted of 233 dentists who graduated from 2003 to 2008 were individually interviewed using a specially-designed questionnaire for data collection. Data were tabulated and subjected to descriptive and inferential statistical analysis (Pearson's chi-squared test or Fisher exact test) (α = 5%). It was found that 30.9% of the dentists were self-employed, 15% worked only in public service and 40.8% combined being self-employed with teaching, and public service or private practice. The degree of satisfaction with the profession was directly related to income and not to the acquired knowledge. The income was influenced by the type of professional activity. It was concluded that the dentists were concerned about continuing education and generally combine being self-employed with another type of work in the dentistry setting. The longer the time that has passed since graduation, the better the monthly income for these professionals, but they have less confidence that the labor market will improve.