Open AccessPerceptions of Indian dental hygiene students toward their profession and its relationship with their explicit self-esteem scores
Author(s) -
Shipra Gupta,
Ashish Jain,
Suresh Garg,
Shaveta Sood,
Bindiya Kumari
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-962X
DOI - 10.4103/0975-962x.144728
Subject(s) - self esteem , perception , dental hygiene , scale (ratio) , psychology , medical education , social psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , geography , cartography , neuroscience
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions toward the profession, the level of explicit self-esteem (ESE) of Indian students pursuing the course of dental hygienists, to evaluate the relationship between the two and to develop educational strategies to positively influence students' perceptions. We also wished to evaluate the level of satisfaction of the students to the current status of professional employment in the country.