Perfil dos acadêmicos de odontologia de uma universidade pública: motivações e expectativas para o curso e para o exercício profissional

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Ana Paula de Araújo [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/149475; http://www.athena.biblioteca.unesp.br/exlibris/bd/capelo/2017-01-27/000856770.pdf
• topic: Odontologia; Estudantes de odontologia; Escolas de odontologia; Dentistry

Several factors have changed the profile of dentistry nowadays: changes in the public health system, popularization systems Dental Group, opening new courses in the area, the greater supply of professionals in the labor market and the decline in the purchasing power of the population. As a result, major changes are reflected in the profile of dental activity and expectations of the profession engaged. The purpose of this study was to determine the profile of dental students at a public university, examining their motivations and expectations for the course and for professional practice. Were invited to participate in the study all graduates of Dentistry Courses of the Faculdade de Odontologia de Araçatuba, UNESP. 81 agreed to participate by Informed Consent. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured questionnaire (open and closed questions). Data were tabulated and shown that: a) the 81 graduates who participated in this study, the majority were female, single, childless and linking work and study b) the graduates of both genders, more than half of respondents were absolutely determined to attend Dentistry and believe they are getting a solid education to work in the labor market, c) the respondents intend to work after graduation in the public and private sector and want to specialize immediately after completion of the course, d) specialty areas were most frequently reported in females orthodontics and implantology for males e) percentage less than 10% of graduates reported interest in pursuing an academic career