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Ethnic and cultural determinants of the perceptions of female dental students
Author(s) -
Mesa ML,
Clark M,
Austin G,
Barden M
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1981.45.9.tb01489.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , perception , dental education , psychology , dentistry , medicine , medical education , family medicine , sociology , neuroscience , anthropology
A survey of women dental students enrolled in all American and Canadian dental schools during the 1977–78 academic year was conducted to determine their backgrounds, current status, motivation regarding dentistry as a career, perception of the dental school environment, preferences in dental education, and future plans. The data were analyzed on the basis of ethnic or racial derivation to delineate differences in the perceptions of female dental students of various ethnic groups. Recognizing the nature of such differences may prove beneficial to dental educators, who must determine the specific problems faced by female students of various ethnic groups.