Profile of Dental graduates at the State University of Paraiba

• Autor(a) principal: Querino, Jeanne Paula Ferreira de Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Peixoto, Larissa Rangel, Sampaio, Gêisa Aiane de Morais
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/416
• topic: Dentistry. Education; Higer. Dental Students; Odontologia. Educação Superior. Estudantes de Odontologia.

The purpose of this study was to identify the sociodemographic profile of the Dental graduates at the Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), in 2016, the reasons that led them to opt for Dentistry, satisfaction with the course, as well as their perspectives of work and postgraduation. The sample was constituted by 60 students, who filled a semistructured questionnaire divided into three blocks: sociodemographic profile of the students; degree course in Dentistry; professional and postgraduate perspectives. The results showed a predominance of female, young, single, childless, originally from Paraíba, with monthly family income of 3 to 5 minimum wages and without a presence of dentists in the family. Their parents have either finished high school or higher education and are currently working. More than 90% were satisfied for choosing dentistry. The reasons that made them choose this profession were mainly the professional performance and personal satisfaction, followed by the interest of working in the community. Approximately 40% of the students reported disapproval and few reported dropping classes, consequently not attending the courses for a semester or more. Approximately 80% of the students evaluated the course as good or excellent and considered the graduation time of five years as appropriate. The students intend to work both in the public service and in private practice and do postgraduate studies. The findings made it possible to identify the profile of the Dental graduates at UEPB, in 2016. It is recommended the permanent accompaniment of the trainees as an essential monitoring instrument of the students and the curriculum.