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Recent graduates' evaluation of their dental school education
Author(s) -
Gerbert B,
Badner V,
Maguire B,
Martinoff J,
Wycoff S,
Crawford W
Publication year - 1987
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.0022-0337.1987.51.12.tb02162.x
Subject(s) - preparedness , curriculum , dental education , medical education , medicine , psychology , higher education , perception , dental practice , family medicine , dentistry , pedagogy , political science , law , neuroscience
To assess recent dental graduates' perceptions about the adequacy of their education, a random sample of individuals who graduated between 1980 and 1982 was surveyed. The 362 respondents (56 percent response rate) indicated their perceived level of preparedness and the importance to practice of 75 topics in the dental school curriculum. The means for level of preparedness and importance to practice were plotted for each of the 75 topics. Those topics that new dentists believed to be underemphasized or overemphasized in the curriculum were identified. These findings have implications for planning curricular changes for dental education.