The Choosing of Practice Environment of Dental Specialists
Date Issued
2014
Date
2014
Author(s)
Chen, Yunn-Jy
Abstract
Dentistry is a branch of medicine, but its scope and art of work are quite different to other medical specialties, namely it’s especially suit for small team work. Therefore, the great majority of the dentists won’t choose hospital to practice, after finishing their professional trainings. As a consequence, dental clinics of many teaching hospitals or medical centers in Taiwan have faced problem of shortage of man power. It would bring negative impacts on the development of dentistry here. Meanwhile, if most of the dental graduates would devote themselves into private clinical services, should the curriculums of the dental school be modified accordingly? The aim of this study is thus to investigate the choosing of the practice environments of young dentists who are under dental sub-specialty training; and factors affecting their choices.
Questionnaires were used to interview those who are under dental sub-specialty training in dental department of the National Taiwan University Hospital, including senior residents, graduate students in the master program, and training residents from outside. We found that the great majority of the interviewed dentists are planning to be hired in private dental clinics. Only very few of them intend to practice in the teaching hospitals. Not much of them wants to run their own practice, either. Most of the negative opinions towards working in the teaching hospitals include “too much trivial non-medical business” and “poor income”.
Further investigations have indicated that different sub-specialty background might play import role in choosing practice environments. For instance, the oral surgeons are most likely to practice in the teaching hospital. Prosthdontists are inclined to run their own office. Orthodontists seem to have least intension to run their own clinics. Besides we also find that dentists with different sub-specialty backgrounds showed varied working loads and expected incomes. These differences can not only reflect different characteristics of different sub-specialties, but also some realities of dental markets. The results of this study can provide useful information to policy makers or training providers to adapt themselves to attract more appropriate man powers.
Subjects
牙醫學
醫院牙科
牙科診所
執業環境
Type
thesis
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